Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Folatières – 2013
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Vineyard Profile
- Appellation: Burgundy
- Location: 2 parcels in Puligny-Montrachet
- Cultivation: 100% biodynamic
- Size: Total of 1.06 hectares (2.62 acres)la 6: 6.2 ouvrées (0.66 acre), planted in 1962la 18: 18.6 ouvrées (1.97 acres), planted in 1969 and 1999
- 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, 20% new (maximum 1/3 Vosges, minimum 2/3 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 Folatières – 2013 – 91 – 94 points – Vinous
“…Sexy aromas of fresh peach, nectarine and white flowers. Silky, saline and extract-rich, boasting lovely inner-mouth floral lift to its pulpy stone fruit flavors. Superbly balanced, long wine with a saline quality on the glistening finish.”
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Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Folatières – 2013 – 93 points – Decanter
“Flamboyant, toasty nose of grilled almond but also some ripe apricot. Very smooth with a long, spicy finish.”