Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Le Referts 2020

FAIVELEY

Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Le Referts
2020

  • HVe3
  • Sustainable
  • In conversion

$195.99*

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Product code
448729
Format
6 x 750ml
Listing type
Cross dock
Status
Store Only
Type of product
Still wine
Country
France
Regulated designation
Appellation origine controlée (AOC)
Region
Burgundy
Classification
1er cru
Varietal(s)
Chardonnay 100 %
Colour
White
Sugar
Dry
Closure type
Cork
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About this winery

Founded in 1825, Domaine Faiveley is one of Burgundy's greatest domaines. Originally the company was a classic negotiant business, based in Nuits St. Georges and engaged in the buying and selling of wine but not the production of it. After seven generations of steadily acquiring properties throughout the Cotes de Nuits, the Cotes de Beaune, Cotes Chalonnaise and now Chablis, the Faiveley family have established themselves as the most important vineyard owners in Burgundy, with 125 hectares of...

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Tasting notes

Attractive nose offering subtle and seductive notes of citrus and exotic fruits combined with delicate toasty notes. The palate is rich and well-balanced with a smooth mouthfeel and taut, mineral structure. A very harmonious wine with exceptional aromatic persistency.

Press reviews

Decanter

- 93 points -

May 2023 (Vintage 2021)

Puligny de Tonnerre or Puligny Vaillons', joked Faiveley’s winemaker Jérôme Flous, referring to the lemony intensity of this wine. The fruit aromas were supplemented with notes of hazelnut, gunflint, and smoke. The texture was lively and bright, with crisp acidity, medium body, and good length. The grapes come from a plot of 0.37 hectares and are given the full treatment: firmly pressed as whole clusters, fermented in cask (half new), and stirred frequently. There is enough substance here, however, to absorb these elements, and the overall impression is one of freshness and balance

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