2019 Puligny Montrachet Les Folatieres
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The 2019 Puligny-Montrachet Folatières 1er Cru is burdened with a heavy reduction at the moment, but there is genuine concentration underneath that. The aromatics clearly need time to open up. The palate is concentrated and honeyed on the entry, lightly spiced with an oily-textured, perhaps botrytized finish. This comes across as a bit heavy-handed at first, but it gains precision with aeration and displays impressive precision and length. Don't be afraid to decant this Puligny. Tasted blind at the Burgfest tasting.
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Neal Martin
Neal Martin
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The 2019 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Folatières is a fine success, offering up notes of pear, mandarin, fresh bread, peach and nutmeg. Medium to full-bodied, fleshy and enveloping, it's lively but gourmand, with an attractive core of fruit and a long, expansive finish.
The 2019 Puligny-Montrachet Les Folatières 1er Cru displays more mineral tension and energy on the nose compared to the Le Referts. It is very focused with wet limestone, apple blossom and a touch of blackcurrant leaf. The palate is well balanced with a touch of white chocolate on the entry, more expressive and deeper than the Les Referts with more tension and terroir expression on the finish. Excellent.