2005 Domaine Paul Pernot Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
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Pale gold. Candied lemon peel on the nose. Greatness lurks here. There is lovely creaminess of texture and sumptuous, vaguely citrus fruit. It is already possible to enjoy although I would expect it to improve and develop real complexity as opposed to charm. But it's certainly a very successful wine. Great balance. Lovely neat finish. Very tight and direct. (JR)
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Jancis Robinson MW
Jancis Robinson MW
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Good pale color. Subdued but pure aromas of spring flowers, vanilla and white truffle. Brisk, penetrating and quite dry, with its mineral component currently dominating its underlying peachy fruit. A distinctly low-fat style of wine, closed today but built for aging. Finishes very long, with lovely orange blossom lift. I would not be at all surprised if this merited a higher score five or six years down the road.
Some savoury oak. Relatively simple fruit for a Grand Cru. More weight than any other Pernot wine but really not up to Grand Cru standard. Raw finish. (JR)
A background hint of toast that is already beginning to integrate and will be close to invisible shortly frames a similar nose of honeysuckle and fresh, cool and classy aromas of borderline exotic fruit and orange blossom that marries into the rich, full and sweet flavors supported by wonderful depth of material and an explosive, exceptionally long finish. Terrific.
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.