Puligny-Montrachet, Les Folatieres, 2024

Subtle touches of smoky flintiness frame the nose before the appearance of a tense mineral quality on the palate, delicate and dancing yet intense with it, with extract and grip and a certain stony chew. Lots of promise. The domaine’s vines are situated in the excellent lower part of Folatières, which is classified ‘villages’ due to a prior owner’s actions moving soil, and this is the first vintage which includes the newest plantings alongside the 65-year-old vines.