Puligny-Montrachet, Champ Canet, 1er Cru, 2023
Stony, salty and mineral on the nose, with beautiful pure sweet peach notes threaded through, complete, powerful and full, but also composed. There's a great deal going on here, with fine yellow fruits and deep powerful minerality. Powerful yet controlled. Stunning. One of the great Puligny vineyards situated, mid-slope, above Combettes and next door to Meursault Perrières, planted on a well-balanced mix of clay and limestone soils. The vines average 50 years old.
critic reviews
The 2023 Puligny-Montrachet Champ Canet 1er Cru showed more reduction on the nose, yet there is clearly a lot of intensity here. It's slightly more resinous than its peers, containing touches of melted candle wax and lanolin. The palate is well balanced and poised, with a keen silver thread of acidity and real energy building toward an assertive and complex finish. It is far superior to the 2022 when I tasted it last year. This is superb.