Puligny Montrachet, Les Perrières, 1er Cru, 2023
More extended and tauter than the more compact Referts. Elegant but gripping with its crushed stone and citrus notes, haloed by a bright glow of Mirabelle fruit. Long nervy and intense, there is a lot of dry extract in this wine, but all is calm and controlled here. Charming and poised with an elegant austerity giving this bite. A classic. From a well-drained vineyard situated next to Referts, but very different in style, with a similar clay content but more compact and scattered with small rocky stones. The resulting wines are invariably more mineral than Referts.
critic reviews
The 2023 Puligny-Montrachet Les Perrières 1er Cru has a compelling strictness and mineralité on the nose, averting the more tropical inclinations of the preceding Champ Gain. It has just a small touch of reduction. The palate is well balanced with a keen line of acidity. There is a patina of oak to be absorbed, but there is real tension and attack in this Les Perrières. This is a concentrated wine that deserves more time in bottle.