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2016 Etienne Sauzet, Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru, Les Perrieres
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Decanter
Sauzet's vines in Perrières have reached a decent age now, but their holdings are planted with clones which perhaps explains why this cuvée never seems to match the concentration of the Carillon brothers’ renditions. Notes of petrol, preserved lemon, oatmeal and white flowers precede an elegant, medium-full, open-knit but fresh wine, with light textural gloss and moderate concentration. Drinking Window 2019 - 2030.
Burghound.com
Moderate reduction presently dominates the nose though the underlying fruit appears ripe and concentrated. There is that lovely sense of underlying tension to the attractively rich, intense and well-delineated medium-bodied flavors that possess an almost pungent stoniness on the wonderfully long mouth coating finish.
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2016 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Perrières did not quite display the panache of the enticing Les Referts, though it is redeemed by a subtle touch of aniseed, a leitmotif among several other whites within the Côte de Beaune. The palate is very well balanced with a fine thread of acidity, crisp and taut, perhaps less showy and complex than the Les Referts, although there is plenty of freshness on the finish. If you want a strict, no-frills, straight-onto-the-fairway Puligny, this is where to come.
Vinous
Distinctly more shy on the nose, hinting at white peach, apple, spices and minerals. Then less full on the palate but more taut and salty, with its pronounced minerality giving it more intensity and energy. Showing less personality in the early going than the Referts and uncompromisingly dry on the back end, with the combination of minerality and firm acidity giving excellent cut to the finish. There was no frost damage here and the crop level was a rather full 48 hectoliters per hectare.
Burghound
Moderate reduction presently dominates the nose though the underlying fruit appears ripe and concentrated. There is that lovely sense of underlying tension to the attractively rich, intense and well-delineated medium-bodied flavors that possess an almost pungent stoniness on the wonderfully long mouth coating finish.