2018 Puligny Montrachet Les Combettes
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The 2018 Puligny-Montrachet Les Combettes 1er Cru has a nuanced bouquet that needs time in the glass. Gradually opening with crushed limestone, hints of white peach and citrus fruit. Superb delineation. The palate is very well balanced with fine acidity, taut and fresh, quite spicy towards the finish. Pretty and alluring. Tasted blind at the Burgfest 2018 white tasting.
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The Wine Advocate
Jancis Robinson MW
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The 2018 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Combettes is performing well in bottle, unwinding in the glass with notes of white flowers, pear and peach, framed by a deft touch of toasty new oak. Full-bodied, lively and textural, as I observed last year, it's the most reserved of Sauzet's premiers crus; but the inherently open, charming style of the vintage means that it will drink at its peak sooner than the more structured 2017.
Lemon and lime on the nose. But a little lacking crispness and grip on the palate. A tad formulaic. (JR)