Puligny Montrachet Grand Cru
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The four Grand Cru vineyards within Puligny-Montrachet, with Montrachet the highest-rated, are in addition to the appellation’s 17 Premier Cru vineyards The Grand Cru vineyards are situated in the southern part of Puligny-Montrachet, on the border with Chassagne-Montrachet. Montrachet and Bâtard-Montrachet are in fact shared with Chassagne-Montrachet, Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet, and Chevalier-Montrachet, are located entirely within Puligny-Montrachet.
Prices:
Bottle
£245.00
Bottle 6 x 75cl 5cs
Magnum
£495.00
Magnum 3 x 150cl 2cs
Jasper Morris MW, Berrys' Burgundy Director During the last year, Etienne de Montille, who has run Château de Puligny-Montrachet for the last decade, bought out the previous owners. 2012 will therefore be the first vintage of the new regime and also the first which will be fully certified organic after completion of the necessary three years. In 2011 the Château has produced a good crop of white wines, with old-fashioned low alcohol levels in both the reds and whites: wines originally found to be around 12% abv have been adjusted to 12.5% abv, anything above that was untouched.
Jasper Morris, MW - Wine Buyer
There have been some changes in vinification this year, making the wines a little more Jean-Marc Roulot in style: the grapes are now crushed before pressing, there is less settling of the juice, very little new wood is used and the wines are racked into tank after a year but still kept on their lees. The grapes were picked during the last week in September. Overall, this is an excellent result for the team at Château de Puligny.
Bottle
£295.00
Bottle 6 x 75cl 20cs
Jasper Morris MW, Berrys' Burgundy Director Nicolas Potel has installed the négociant arm of his business on the Savigny side of town which gives him plenty of space for making and maturing the wines, along with logistics and office needs, while keeping his Domaine de Bellene operation completely separate in Beaune itself. The selling point here is consistent competence mixed with attractive pricing.
Bottle
£450.00
Jasper Morris, MW - Wine Buyer
The 2013 grapes were picked between 30th September and 11th October. The white skins were fragile so pressing was very gentle, the reds more robust and capable of a good proportion of whole bunch fermentation. Most wines are now in tank with bottling a little earlier than usual. An exceptional range of reds in particular from Bouchard this year.
Bottle
£550.00
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Magnum
£1,050.00
Magnum 3 x 150cl 3cs
Jeroboam
£2,150.00
Jeroboam 1 x 300cl 2cs
Jasper Morris MW, Burgundy Wine Director
In response to the very small concentrated berries which characterise the fruit in 2012, Philippe Prost, head winemaker, has opted for more whole bunch fermentation this year, up to 25% per cuvée. The wines are exceptionally intense, so a little leavening by the inclusion of some stems makes sense. The white wines are bursting with energy, clearly amongst the successes of the vintage.
Bottle
£550.00
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Magnum
£1,150.00
Magnum 3 x 150cl 2cs
Bottle
£675.00
Bottle 6 x 75cl 9cs
Neal Martin - Wine Advocate - eRobertParker.com - Dec 2014
Bottle
£695.00
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Magnum
£1,295.00
Magnum 3 x 150cl 6cs
Case price (Jeroboam 1 x 300cl)
Jeroboam 1 x 300cl 2cs
Jasper Morris MW - Burgundy Wine Director
Bottle
£695.00
Bottle 6 x 75cl 10cs
Neal Martin - Wine Advocate - eRobertParker.com - Dec 2014
Bottle
£695.00
Bottle 6 x 75cl 2cs
Jasper Morris, MW - Wine Buyer
The 2013 grapes were picked between 30th September and 11th October. The white skins were fragile so pressing was very gentle, the reds more robust and capable of a good proportion of whole bunch fermentation. Most wines are now in tank with bottling a little earlier than usual. An exceptional range of reds in particular from Bouchard this year.
D. Magnum
£895.00
D. Magnum 1 x 300cl 2cs
Case price (Imperial 1 x 600cl)
Imperial 1 x 600cl 1cs
“To sum up: summer weather in spring, autumn weather in summer, and then back to summer in September.” Picking started on 12th September and continued for two weeks with respectable yields overall, but once again there was very little fruit in the Beaune vineyards such as Clos des Mouches. The Drouhin style is perfectly attuned to the character of 2014 reds, while this is definitely the best range we have ever seen of white wines here.
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 1 x 75cl 1cs
Jasper Morris MW - Wine Buyer
The biodynamic Bachelet boys, Benoît and Jean-Baptiste, began picking on 3rd September, reporting very good yields in white, close to the ideal, but down in red. The whites are superb again this year, scarcely showing any sense of heat, but enjoying excellent concentration with good balancing acidity. I would sign up for this every year, says Jean-Baptiste! As always, the wines will stay in barrel for nearly two years before bottling.
Rich, heavenly and decadent aromas waft from the glass like dry ice in a Lloyd Webber musical. The palate has majestic girth and a stunning, long finish. Intoxicating!
(Simon Staples Fine Wine Director)
This Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru was the last vineyard to be picked by Caroline in 2008, and this shows in the wine’s luxuriant style with its deliciously weighty palate and heady mix of ripe pears. We are delighted to offer this in jeroboams this year, each packed in an individual wooden box.
(Jasper Morris MW, BBR Burgundy Buyer)
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
The palate is medium-bodied with a touch of shaved ginger, then later rosewater and apricot. This does not have the verve and the nervosité I was expecting and frankly, it is blown away by Jean-François Coche's 2005 Corton-Charlemagne. That said, it does improve and seems to muster more energy and tension, but if you stripped away the label, I don't think I would be jumping up and down with excitement without knowing how rare of expensive this is.
Neal Martin - Wine Advocate - eRobertParker.com - Dec 2015
Bottle 1 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 3 x 75cl 1cs
Jasper Morris MW, Burgundy Director
The old order changeth slowly at Maison Louis Jadot. Veteran winemaker Jacques Lardire is still very much in charge, but his eventual successor Frdric is starting to play a more prominent role. Dont expect a revolution, but a little evolution is doubtless possible. The acidity of 2010 very much suits the Jadot white wine style, while their fullish extraction of Pinot Noir has worked notably well in several red cuves such as the Volnay, Clos de la Barre which we have selected for the first time this year. Where the wines come from one of the various Jadot domaines we supply the relevant information in brackets.
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Jasper Morris, MW - Wine Buyer
The harvest began with whites on 26th September, before the rain, then the reds were brought in during less good weather, with sorting necessary. The stems were ripe enough to allow for whole bunch vinification, and Pierre has chosen the soft pedal in 2013: not much punching down, more an infusion approach, less new wood and perhaps a shorter time in barrel. Pierre can see some elements of 2008 but with more weight, more flattering wines overall.