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Type: White Wine
Country: France
Region: Burgundy
Code: PULI006
Located just above Les Combettes, the soils are iron red with a higher level of clay compared to Les Perrieres. The vines are aged between 65-70 years old and there is always a high degree of millerendage, small, but very concentrated grapes. In 2022 Benoit brought in perfect grapes, with little sorting, and a yield of 40hl/ha

Specification

Producer

Domaine Etienne Sauzet

Gerard Boudot, son-in-law of the late Etienne Sauzet, is one of the star winemakers of this appellation, now supported by his daughter Emilie and her husband, Benoit Riffault. This small, 8 hectare, bio-dynamically farmed domaine, produces wines of great definition and style and are highly sought after. The wines are left on their lees for 10 months with 20% new oak for Puligny Village. Farmed organically since 2006, the family subsequently moved to bio-dynamic status in 2010. The 1er C...

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Tasting Notes

This is a very concentrated, intense and powerful Puligny, offering ripe sweet tropical fruits, minerality, steely acidity and a core that is both rigid and thrilling. There is opulence aplenty, but the tension will keep this wine going for many, many years.

Food Matches

Delicious as an accompaniment to lobster, crab soufflé or monkfish.

Vinification

Hand-picked, fermented in tank then transferred into 20% new oak, with the remaining barrels 1-4 years old. The soil is oxidised earth, limestone and sits close to an old quarry, hence the intense minerality.

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