Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clavoillon – 2009
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Vineyard Profile
- Appellation: Burgundy
- Location: 1 parcel in Puligny-Montrachet
- Cultivation: 100% biodynamic
- Size: 4.79 hectares (11.84 acres)
- Vine Age: Planted in 1959, 1960, 1962, 1972, 1973, 1981, 1983, 1988
- Soil: Calcareous clay
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Vintage Report
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Ripeness monitored parcel-by-parcel for optimal harvest date
Hand harvested with grape sorting
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Vinification
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Long, gentle pneumatic pressing, “débourbage,” or “settling of the juice,” over 24 hours; then racking and running the must into cask
Alcoholic fermentation in oak casks, 22% new (maximum 1/2 Vosges, minimum 1/2 allier)
Matured 12 months in cask, then aged 6 months in tank, where it is 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 Clavoillon – 2009 – 91 points – Burghound.com
“…mostly yellow orchard fruit aromas hint at the presence of mango and papaya…round and mouth coating flavors exude plenty of dry extract that buffers the moderately firm acid spine on the lightly mineral-driven and persistent finish.”
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Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clavoillon – 2009 – 93 points – Wine Enthusiast
"A deliciously fruity wine, its bright apricot, pineapple and peach flavors open and generous. ...lemon zest and dryness to promise aging. At the end, though, fruit and a light toastiness give immediate pleasure."
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Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clavoillon – 2009 – 92 points, A Year’s Best White Burgundy – Wine & Spirits
“...cool, fragrant and rich, an evocation of limestone caught, for now, in the vanilla and spice scents of the oak in which it aged. ...The freshness of the wine will sustain it as the flavors grow more complex.”
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Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clavoillon – 2009 – (89-91) points – Burghound.com
"…mostly yellow orchard fruit aromas that precede rich, round and mouth coating flavors that exude dry extract that buffers the moderately firm acid spine on the lightly mineral-driven and acceptably complex finish."