2023 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 12.5%
Grape Varieties 100% Chardonnay
Classification Puligny-Montrachet AOC
Region Puligny-Montrachet
Sites Seven small parcels
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Production Details The trade-vendor listing reports 16 months in barrel and recommends serving at 9–12°C.
Tasting Notes Citrus, quince, apricot and toast; saline and mineral, with an elegant, precise structure and integrated freshness.
Food Pairing Veal fillet with morels, white meat in sauce, gratinated scallops, pan-fried fish, sushi, ham in pastry, grilled vegetables or soufflés.
Vintages
2021 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties Chardonnay
Drinking Window 2025–2040
Classification Puligny-Montrachet
Region Puligny-Montrachet
Soil White marl and supple limestone around tremblots and houlières, Becoming more clay-rich toward houlières; brown clay-limestone at meix pelletier and derrière la velle; marl-limestone substratum at levrons.
Sites Seven small parcels, including Tremblots, Houlières, Meix Pelletier, Derrière La Velle and Levrons.
Fermentation Vessels One 20-hectolitre foudre
Barrel Size 20
Serving Temperature 12°C · 54°F
Production Details The seven parcels suffered severe April frost and produced very low yields. The oldest vines in Levrons were planted between 1941 and 1943, and the listed viticultural approach is “organic principles.”.
Tasting Notes Light gold with green reflection; mimosa, acacia, eleagnus, almond blossom, white lilac, pear, mirabelle, white peach, Granny Smith apple, juniper, green pepper, liquorice, menthol, yuzu and clementine; balanced and energetic with stone fruit, pineapple, ripe citrus, saline minerality, gentle spice and blanched almond.
Food Pairing Roasted scallops with truffled clam jus, lobster navarin with rosemary-infused Bonnottes potatoes, or Bresse chicken with tarragon cream.
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Puligny-Montrachet, France
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Owner
Benoit Ente
Cellarmaster
Benoit Ente