2023 Domaine Etienne Sauzet Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru "Les Referts"
92-95JM
94TA
92-94VN
93WS
91-93BH
$219.99
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Jasper Morris
Reviewed October 2024A slighter fuller lemon and lime colour. The bouquet suggests greater density of fruit. A light lick of oak which suits the more clay-based wines. Excellent energy, the oak backing up the fresh vigour of the fruit, and a well-balanced finish. Not the ripest, but quite powerful. Drink from 2028-2035.
Professional Reviews
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Tim Atkin
What a glorious nose! Toasted honey-oat bread and apple cobbler push out of the glass. The palate is silky smooth with a gentle, custardy feel. Intensely concentrated fruit and pronounced minerality sashay through the pitch-perfect ripe fruit. At 0.7 ha, this is the fourth largest Premier Cru at the domaine.
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Vinous
The 2023 Puligny-Montrachet les Referts 1er Cru shows a little more ripeness and tropical traits than other cuvées from Sauzet. Its bouquet features notes of pineapple, nectarine and citrus peel, yet there remains delineation and mineralité that upholds a sense of Puligny-Montrachet. The palate is well balanced and weighty in the mouth, but I admire the tension and poise. It gradually builds toward the harmonious and subtle spice on the finish. Give this time. (NM)
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Wine Spectator
Creamy and opulent, featuring peach, lemon pie, honeysuckle, stone and toasty oak aromas and flavors. Balanced and persistent, this white expands nicely on the palate to the long, toasty aftertaste. Drink now through 2034.—B.S.
Notes
Bill Nanson Burgundy Report: "A deeper fruit – ripe but not too much – very yellow citrus. Holding a beautiful shape and texture at the core, slowly melting, larger and sweeter finishing. A beautiful wine…" (09/2024)
Details
| Origin | Puligny Montrachet, Burgundy, France |
|---|---|
| Type/Varietal | Chardonnay |
| SKU | 1876404 |