Description
The 2018 Puligny-Montrachet Les Pucelles 1er Cru has an intense bouquet with apple blossom and petrichor scents – real gusto and focus here. The palate is very well balanced and one of the few Puligny Premier Crus that convey a sense of flintiness. Fine, nuanced reduction on the struck match-tinged finish, this is delightful and quite intellectual. Tasted blind at the Burgfest 2018 white tasting.
- Country: France
- Region: Burgundy
- Appellation: Cote De Beaune
- Sub Appellation: Puligny Montrachet
- Size: 1.5Ltr
- Color: White
Varietal
Chardonnay
Of all the white wine grape varietals, surely the one that has spread the furthest and is most widely appreciated is Chardonnay. This green-skinned grape is now grown all over the Old and New Worlds, from New Zealand to the Americas, from England to Chile, and is one of the first varietals people think of when considering white wine grapes. Perhaps this is because of its huge popularity, which reached a peak in the 1990s, thanks to new technologies combining with traditional methods to bring the very best features out of the Chardonnay grape and allow its unique qualities to shine through. Most fine Chardonnay wines use a process known as malolactic fermentation, wherein the malic acids in the grape juice are converted to lactic acids, allowing a creamier, buttery nature to come forward in the wine. No grape varietal is better suited to this process than Chardonnay, which manages to balance these silky, creamy notes with fresh white fruit flavors beautifully.
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