Puligny-Montrachet, Les Folatières, 1er Cru, 2024

Parading a complex nose with touches of mint and eucalyptus, pine forest and essential oils, there’s a lot in this wonderful Folatières. On the palate, a silky yet deeply extracted heavy feel with a sense of dimension and matter, with earthy mineral notes as well as sleek citrus pulp. This is really quite grand in scale, with tightly-wound layers of fruit and stone and salinity. Rich, yet flowing and long. From a south-east-facing plot called "au Chaniot", abutting Montrachet in the south-east corner of Folatières, touching Cailleret and Pucelles. Here the soil is an even mix of limestone and marne clay. Aged in barrel for 12 months followed by 6 months in tank.