2016 Puligny Montrachet Champ Canet
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Bright yellow. Sexy, expressive aromas of lemon oil, fresh apricot, hazelnut and oak. Suave and broad on entry, conveying a touch of sweetness and a fine-grained texture to its flavors of lemon, white peach and spices, then turns a bit leaner but more focused and citrussy on the back half. Doesn't offer the body or the palate presence of the estate's top Meursault crus (there was no frost effect here and the yield was a healthy 40 hectoliters per hectare) but this is still rather youthfully taut. Finishes dry, classic and long. I like the combination of stone and citrus fruits and underlying saline minerality.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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(these vines were harvested first in 2016, with 13.8% potential alcohol): Medium yellow. Very ripe aromas of peach, apricot and macadamia nut, plus a whiff of barrel char. Less harmonious and stuffed than the Perrières, with the impression of near- surmaturité on the nose leavened in the mouth by bright citrussy acidity. Finishes firm but a touch disjointed, with a slight bitterness. Latour told me that 2016 was not an easy vintage for this wine.