Etienne Sauzet - Puligny-Montrachet 2022 (750ml)
Price: $125.99
Producer | Etienne Sauzet |
Country | France |
Region | Burgundy |
Subregion | Puligny-Montrachet |
Varietal | Chardonnay |
Vintage | 2022 |
Sku | 7377 |
Etienne Sauzet Description
The history of this domaine dates to the beginning of the 20th century, when Etienne Sauzet inherited and bought several plots of vines in the village of Puligny-Montrachet. The vines passed through the family to Jeanine Boillot, Sauzet’s granddaughter. Jeanine and her husband, Gérard Boudot, managed the domaine, making many modernizations including improved vinification techniques and biodynamic farming. Today the domaine has been passed to their daughter Emilie and her husband, Benoît Riffault, who continue to produce white wines that are among the most sought-after in all of Burgundy. Although the winemaking techniques have been modernized, M. Sauzet’s traditions of estate-bottling and of aging the wines on their lees for 10-12 months to “nourish them” are still respected and result in superbly finished, fruity, and full-bodied wines. After four generations, Sauzet is still synonymous with high-quality, elegant, Burgundian Chardonnay.
Vinous: 91 Points
The 2022 Puligny-Montrachet Village, from the usual 12 parcels, has a fragrant bouquet of Golden Delicious and light earthy scents, well-defined with good vigor. The palate is well-balanced with a sapid entry and a touch of bitter lemon, quite taut towards the finish with decent length. Typically Puligny in style, this should give a decade of drinking pleasure.
Wine Advocate: 90 Points
Aromas of pear, orange oil, toasted nuts and white flowers introduce the 2022 Puligny-Montrachet Village. With a medium to full-bodied, satiny and fleshy palate and lively acids, it has nice back-end grip.
Burghound: 90 Points
Outstanding
Top Value
A more floral-suffused nose, and in particular, acacia and carnation, are complemented by notes of spicy green apple and essence of pear. The sleeker, but not denser, medium weight flavors possess a highly appealing underlying tension and more sophisticated texture, all wrapped in a seductive yet quite punchy finale. This is also seriously good for its level and worth checking out.
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