2015 Puligny Montrachet Les Perrieres
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The 2015 Puligny-Montrachet Les Perrières 1er Cru has quite a powerful bouquet, though lacking a little precision, with popcorn and wax resin scents. The palate is rather oily on the entry and low in acidity. The nondescript finish does not tempt you back for another sip. This should be better, but I was lukewarm to this cru when I first tasted it in barrel. Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting.
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William Kelley, Wine Advocate
Jancis Robinson MW
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Tasted blind, the 2015 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Perrières also put in a solid performance, displaying scents of ripe citrus, white flowers, crushed chalk and struck match, with some nicely integrated creamy new oak in the background. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, tense and bright, with a tangy line of acidity and a mouthwatering, focused finish. With some more bottle age, it could be even better—assuming it ages consistently.
Bright, pale yellow with green highlights. Classic nervy Puligny scents of white peach, minerals, crushed stone and hazelnut. Less thick and concentrated than the Referts but with lovely freshness and lift to its white peach and mineral flavors. This conveys an impression of higher acidity but that's probably due to the wine's lighter weight and underlying minerality. Vibrant and well made, from a crop level of about 40 hectoliters per hectare.