2014 Puligny-Montrachet, Le Cailleret, 1er Cru, Michel Bouzereau & Fils, Burgundy
- White
- Dry
- Full Bodied
- Chardonnay
- Neal Martin MW
- 90/100
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Product: 20148021311
75 cl Bottle
Description
lively, stimulating, mineral bouquet: very stylish, with superb backbone through the middle, long and fine, accompanying a mix of different fruits, which are more white than yellow.
Jean-Baptiste liked the fruit and the flesh of his 2014s from the start, but since October he feels that the structure and sense of class have become apparent. He was happily surprised to find such regular, healthy fruit despite the hail, and, apart from the size of the crop, there was no discernible difference between the hailed vineyards and the others. Overall his crop was 40 percent below a normal year, and 10 percent below 2013, so his pricing this year is eminently fair.
Jean-Baptiste liked the fruit and the flesh of his 2014s from the start, but since October he feels that the structure and sense of class have become apparent. He was happily surprised to find such regular, healthy fruit despite the hail, and, apart from the size of the crop, there was no discernible difference between the hailed vineyards and the others. Overall his crop was 40 percent below a normal year, and 10 percent below 2013, so his pricing this year is eminently fair.
Colour White
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2014
Alcohol % 13
Grape List Chardonnay
Body Full Bodied
Property Domaine Michel Bouzereau
Critics reviews
Neal Martin MW 90/100
Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting, the 2014 Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru les Caillerets was showing a touch of reduction on the nose with hints of brioche and toffee apple developing with time. The palate is well balanced with fine acidity, but it does not quite deliver the complexity and mineralit that I was expecting. This is a more short-term Les Caillerets from Bouzereau, perhaps not their best release in this vintage.Neil Martin - 31/10/2017
About this wine
Chardonnay
Chardonnay is often seen as the king of white wine grapes and one of the most widely planted in the world It is suited to a wide variety of soils, though it excels in soils with a high limestone content as found in Champagne, Chablis, and the Côte D`Or. Burgundy is Chardonnay's spiritual home and the best White Burgundies are dry, rich, honeyed wines with marvellous poise, elegance and balance. They are unquestionably the finest dry white wines in the world. Chardonnay plays a crucial role in the Champagne blend, providing structure and finesse, and is the sole grape in Blanc de Blancs.
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