Chateau Puligny Montrachet, Nuits Saint Georges Clos Grandes Vignes other_regions_australia earth and lilac nuances

earth and lilac nuances

Carefully selected material from Burgundy was grafted onto extremely low-vigour rootstocks to limit the yield and intensify flavour

The 2000 Calon Segur is one of those wines that reminds you how great the millennial vintage could be

(from a tiny parcel of only

ripe black currants

Chateau Puligny Montrachet, Nuits Saint Georges Clos Grandes Vignes other_regions_australia earth and lilac nuances(a monopole and vinified with 100% whole clusters in 2008). A deft touch of wood frames a more complex and slightly more elegant panoply of red berry and almost pungently earthy and gamey aromas that slide gracefully into delicious, round and supple medium bodied flavors that possess good precision on the firm and linear finish. The tannins are more completely integrated and while there is a trace of dryness, my score offers the benefit of the doubt