2018 Puligny Montrachet Les Referts
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The 2018 Puligny-Montrachet Les Referts 1er Cru has a touch of reduction on the nose. Quite primal, with touches of Williams pear and cooking apple. The palate is fresh on the entry with orange rind and lemon zest, fine weight, plenty of concentration here with a persistent and quite bold finish. This is determined to make an impression - and it does. Tasted blind at the Burgfest 2018 white tasting.
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The Wine Advocate
Jancis Robinson MW
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Bursting with aromas of citrus zest, smoke, fresh peach and white flowers, Sauzet's 2018 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Referts is medium to full-bodied, satiny and vibrant, its textural attack segueing into a delicately fleshy mid-palate, before concluding with a chalky finish.
Quite a deep greenish straw. Notably floral nose. But the palate has great precision and charm. I can imagine encountering this in a smart hotel – definitely not in a funky wine bar. (JR)
The 2018 Puligny-Montrachet Les Referts 1er Cru comes from two parcels totaling 0.70 hectares, on deeper, more clayey soils than other crus. It has a strict and quite correct bouquet, very focused and stoic at the moment, with flinty, petrichor aromas reluctantly emerging from the glass. The palate is very well balanced, offering pretty orange zest, quince and hints of pawpaw on the entry. A little spicier than Sauzet’s other Premier Crus and commendably persistent on the finish. Very fine and good aging potential.