2016 Puligny-Montrachet Domaine Jacques Carillon

(from 11 different parcels in 7 lieux- dits scattered about Puligny with an overall average vine age of approximately 40+ years). A strikingly fresh and pretty nose combines notes of citrus, apple and an abundance of floral influences and particularly acacia blossom. The rich, round and generously proportioned medium weight flavors possess a seductive mouth feel and subtle minerality before concluding in a sappy, focused and markedly firm finale. A quality Puligny villages that should repay up to a decade of cellaring.

Jacques Carillon's 2016 Puligny- Montrachet Village is showing well from bottle, offering up notes of white peach, crisp apple, citrus zest and white flowers. On the palate, it's medium-bodied, tensile and tangy, with a crisp, chiseled profile by comparison with the more gourmand, exuberant 2017 rendition-indeed, it's much more tight-knit than it appeared before bottling. It was cropped at some 50 hectoliters per hectare and didn't suffer badly from the frosts. Its lean but concentrated format will reward some bottle age with a very classic expression of Puligny. 2021 - 2033.