2017 Puligny Montrachet Clos de la Garenne
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The La Garenne is the most Puligny-esque of the three, with a much firmer nose of steely lime, green apple, freshly cut grass and spicy nutmeg. The palate is leaner than the Jacquelottes with a very focused tension, firm texture and a spicy, savoury flavour. The finish is long and elegant, with lovely minerality and elegant acidity. This is the longest and most taut of the trio.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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(from a single parcel of 61-year-old vines on very shallow soil over rock): Bright lemon-yellow. Subtle minerality adds another dimension to the perfumed aromas of peach blossom and spices. Intensely flavored but light on its feet, offering lovely inner-mouth aromatic character to its flavors of white peach, spices and crushed rock. The wine's firm acidity gives it a youthfully closed quality today but this high-altitude wine finishes with excellent verve and length and offers considerable potential. Production here was about 45 hectoliters per hectare, according to Pernot.
About the producer
Domaine Paul Pernot is synonymous with Puligny-Montrachet. For the last 30 years, the estate – alongside Domaine Leflaive and Domaine de Montille (previously Château de Puligny-Montrachet) – has been one of the largest shareholders in the appellation.