2017 Puligny Montrachet Clos du Cailleret
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The 2017 Puligny-Montrachet Clos du Cailleret 1er Cru was picked September 1 and matured in 50% new oak. It has a delightful, complex bouquet with scents of lime flower, crushed stone and light white peach aromas neatly enmeshed with the oak. The precise palate is beautifully balanced, with a fine thread of acidity and an expressive, mineral-driven finish. This is certainly the better of the two Pulignys from Domaine des Lambrays.
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
Neal Martin
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The 2017 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clos du Cailleret is excellent, unwinding in the glass with a classy bouquet of beeswax, crisp orchard fruit, pastry cream, citrus oil and white flowers. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, with a fleshier, broader-shouldered profile than the Caillerets, though it's just as pure and incisive, concluding with a long, focused finish.
Ex Dom Chartron vineyard. Made the same way as Les Folatières. Clayey soils that resist the heat well. Picked 2 September. A little more stony/dusty on the nose than the Folatières. Less open in its fruit but with a greater intensity. Juicy and structured at the same time. Deep but fresh with a long minerally finish. Tight, and although it is dry there is a sweetness to the fruit. (JH)
About the producer
Domaine des Lambrays is one of Morey-Saint-Denis’s most famous estates, its history closely tied to the Grand Cru from which it takes its name – Clos des Lambrays.