Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Combettes – 2013
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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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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, 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 – 2013 – 92 points – Vinous
“Pale yellow. Subtly complex aromas of candied pear, lime and white flowers. Juicy and tight in the mouth, with a distinctly cool quality and nicely integrated acidity to the pear, peach and floral flavors. Good stuffing and extract here…”
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Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Combettes – 2013 – 90 – 93 points – Vinous
“Lemon and yellow stone fruits on the nose, lifted by a floral note and showing some charred oak…the wood element contributing to an impression of sucrosite. Lovely texture and concentration here, and a subtly long finish.”