2018 Puligny Montrachet Les Pucelles
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The 2018 Puligny-Montrachet Les Pucelles 1er Cru has an intense bouquet with apple blossom and petrichor scents - real gusto and focus here. The palate is very well balanced and one of the few Puligny Premier Crus that convey a sense of flintiness. Fine, nuanced reduction on the struck match-tinged finish, this is delightful and quite intellectual. Tasted blind at the Burgfest 2018 white tasting.
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
Neal Martin
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The 2018 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles (Récolte du Domaine) has turned out brilliantly, continuing this cuvée's consistent record of excellence. Mingling notes of pear and crisp yellow apple with hints of citrus oil, fresh bread and toasted almonds, it's medium to full-bodied, ample and enveloping, with a satiny attack that segues into a deep and nicely concentrated core, concluding with a long, saline finish. I suspect this will show even better with some bottle age.