2020 Puligny Montrachet Les Chalumeaux
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Tasting notes
The Chalumaux vines are the domaine’s oldest, planted in 1954. The wines from this vineyard are a typically big and bold style of Puligny-Montrachet, working beautifully with the natural acidity so typical of 2020 white Burgundy. The vintage also counterpoints Pernot’s richer style and this is pushed to the maximum in this opulent, yet tensile, Chalumaux. Honeyed apple aromas interplay with chamomile floral notes and pineapple fruit. The texture is soft, silky, rounded and mouth-filling. While distinctly opulent, the wine has a fantastic line of acidity which brings great tension and length. A saline minerality on the finish lends additional complexity. The wine has great length and is a real standout in the Paul Pernot line-up in 2020.
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Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy
William Kelley, Wine Advocate
More reviews and scores
The 2020 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Chalumaux bursts with aromas of pear, peach, confit citrus, hazelnuts and flowers. Medium to full-bodied, ample and fruit-driven, but with good underlying tension and cut, it's one of the highlights of the range.
Mostly from la Jacquelotte. One of the paler colours but with more floral character on the nose. Then finely chiselled afterwards in the mouth. This is a pretty wine which sadly got frosted out in 2021.
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.