PULIGNY-MONTRACHET 1ER CRU SOUS LE PUITS 2016

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2015   2016   2017  

Puligny-Montrachet, in the Côte de Beaune, is an appellation that covers a surface area of 211,46 ha. It includes 17 single vineyards classified as Premier Cru that represent 98,18 ha. The commune of Puligny-Montrachet also produces 5 Grands Crus.
Puits (well) is a masculine name that dates from the 12th century and designates the presence of sources or wells. Premier Cru 'Sous le Puits' is located at the top of the village, below the Bois de Trézin. A source here may have supplied the Blagny hamlet.

The subsoil is principally composed of clay and limestone. This wine was made with grapes from vines located on the upper part of the slope with south-eastern exposure.

100% Chardonnay

Gold color.
NOSE: very fresh, lively with aromas of white flowers.
PALATE: a tense and mineral wine with great persistence in the mouth.

Reception in the winery of musts. 24-hour settling to keep the lees as much as possible. Start of the alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel vats for a better homogenization of the wine. The wine is then sung in oak barrels of 1 to 2 wines, light heat, for a 14-month aging on fine lees, without stirring to preserve the naturalness of the wine.
The blend of the vintage will be made in stainless steel vats where it will remain for 3 weeks. Bottled in November 2017 after bentonite gluing and light filtration

This wine will be perfect paired with refined dishes such poultry in sauce, veal fried with mushrooms, foie gras, lobster, crawfish, and grilled or fried sea-fish. On the cheese-board, its natural allies are goat cheeses, Reblochon, or soft-centred cheeses like Brie de Meaux.

11 to 13°C

7 à 10 ans.

2016, if it is small by its quantity, is a great vintage by its quality.
After a mild winter, nobody suspected that the spring would bring a polar spell hitting a record area of vines at the end of April with a devastating frost. The episodes of hail that followed on the Mâconnais and the northern parts of the Bourgogne region once again reduced the harvest, while exceptional rainfall also made things difficult in the vines. Fortunately, June marked the start of a hot, sunny spell, and the vines started to get back on track. Flowering, budburst, and ripening happened undisturbed, and the weather at the end of the season was fine. Harvesting began on 20 September and continued through to mid-October.
Vintage 2016 thus offers some fine surprises with wines of potentially high quality. The white wines have fine fruit aromas, are generous with good body and will be ready to drink while young whereas the red wines are powerful, tender, concentrated and will be ideal for ageing.