2023, Domaine de la Vougeraie, PULIGNY-MONTRACHET, 1er Cru, 'Champs Gains'The 2023 Puligny Montrachet Champ Gain 1er Cru has quite a primal nose of grapefruit and freshly sliced pears with a touch of fig in the background. The palate is well balanced with a lightly spiced entry. There is good weight herea Puligny with fine density, though it needs more precision and nerve on the finish to compete with the elite from this vineyard. 88 90 Neal Martin, Vinous (2024). Lemon and lime colour. Fermentation aromatics, and some

Raised 50% in new oak casks and 50% in concrete vats

very focused and pure

Very attractive berry

blackberry pie and kirsch

there are plenty of tannins here but it is highly successful

and this picks up concentrated notes of fennel and mint that raise the game

Bright and crunchy white with layers of gooseberries

and quite tangy compared to recent vintages

polished tannins that deliver a juicy

2013: An exceptional wine from an exceptional year

reminiscent of a modern-day version of Ducru's brilliant 1996—though today's precision winemaking means that the 2021 is unlikely to go through so long a hibernation as that vintage

fig and white pepper