Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Combettes – 2009
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Vineyard Profile
- Appellation: Burgundy
- Location: 1 parcel in Puligny-Montrachet
- Cultivation: 100% biodynamic
- Size: 0.73 hectare (1.8 acres)
- Vine Age: Planted 1963, 1972
- Soil: Calcareous clay
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Vinification
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Long, gentle pneumatic pressing, débourbage over 24 hours, then racking and running into cask of the must
Alcoholic fermentation in oak casks, 22% new (maximum 1/2 Vosges, minimum 1/2 allier)
Matured 12 months in cask, aged 6 months in tank, then prepared for bottling
Homeopathic fining and very light filtering at bottling, if necessary
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Reviews
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Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Combettes – 2009 – 92 points – Burghound.com
“A very ripe yellow fruit and floral infused nose complements to perfection the rich, full-bodied and powerful flavors that also possess an opulent mid-palate, all wrapped in a palate staining and seductively textured finish."
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Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Combettes – 2009 – 90 points – Wine Spectator
“This ripe and juicy white delivers flavors of apple, peach and quince. Features the requisite acidity to stay focused and fresh, but just a touch hot on the finish.”
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Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Combettes – 2009 – 94 points, Cellar Selection – Wine Enthusiast
"While the aromas of this young wine reveal considerable toast, on the palate the wine brings forward the ripe apricot and mango flavors to go with that wood."
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Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Combettes – 2009 – 94 points, A Year’s Best White Burgundy – Wine & Spirits
“...so refined that it just feels good in the mouth, rolling from luscious vanilla cream to the juice of grapes taken to a higher plane. ...delivers a flavor that reads as lobster shell broth, the fruit as lemon curd and spring flowers.”