FAIVELEY - Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Le Referts - 2021

FAIVELEY

Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Le Referts 2021

- 93 points -

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

May 2023


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