2022 Jean Chartron Puligny-Montrachet
As the signature village wine from a historic estate, this Puligny-Montrachet perfectly captures the appellation's renowned purity and elegance. The 2022 vintage is both generous and precise, offering a complex nose of vibrant citrus, Granny Smith apple, white flowers, and distinctive flinty minerality. On the palate, the wine shows outstanding density and intensity for its level, with rich flavors of peach and pineapple balanced by a fine bead of acidity. It is sleek and focused, culminating in a refined, lingering finish that is both firm and well-balanced.
Reviews & Scores
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90/100 - Burghound (Allen Meadows): "This is an excellent Puligny villages and worth considering. A more floral-suffused nose is markedly phenolic in character... outstanding density and intensity to the medium weight flavors that are also quite sleek while exhibiting impressive depth and persistence on the firm and well-balanced finale." (Outstanding Top Value!)
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88-91/100 - Jasper Morris: "Mid lemon and lime. Fresh and floral, with a good fresh backbone, slight lime blossom. Quite chiselled on the one hand, yet with fair flesh on the other."
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88-90/100 - Vinous (Neal Martin): "The palate is well-balanced with a fine bead of acidity, quite mineral-driven with a flinty, focused finish. Not a long-term Puligny, though it will drink well over the next decade."
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Technical Sheet
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Producer: Domaine Jean Chartron
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Wine: Puligny-Montrachet
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Vintage: 2022
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Region: Burgundy, France
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Appellation: AOP Puligny-Montrachet
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Grape: 100% Chardonnay
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Terroir: A blend of three parcels: 'Les Tremblots,' 'Les Levrons,' and 'Derrière la Velle,' rooted in classic clay-limestone soils.
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Viticulture: Practicing organic (non-certified).
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Vinification: Fermented entirely in French oak barrels with indigenous yeasts and minimal intervention.
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Aging: Matured on fine lees in barrels (percentage of new oak is restrained to preserve terroir expression) followed by a short period in tank.
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Alcohol: Approx. 13%
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