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Louis Jadot Puligny Montrachet Clos de la Garenne 2005
Puligny-Montrachet, situated to the south of Meursault and to the north of Chassagne-Montrachet, shares with Chassagne a handful of the greatest white wine vineyards in the world. Originally a Gallo-Roman village, "Puliniacus," as recorded in the documents of Pope Urbain II in 1095, became Puligny-Montrachet in 1879. Its preeminence as a white wine village is comparatively recent: early plantings were in Gamay, later supplanted by wheat, cassis and mulberries. Only since the second World War has it become virtually overtaken by Chardonnay vines, yet is without doubt the commune in which this variety finds its most perfect and aristocratic expression.
The Clos de la Garenne is a small vineyard of approximately five acres lying at the southern extremity of the Champ-Canet premier cru, adjacent to Les Folatières; it should not be confused with the much larger and lesser "En La Garenne" premier cru at the crest of the slope. Le Domaine du Duc de Magenta owns all but a fraction of an acre of this superb vineyard, which yields one of Puligny's finest premier crus. The Puligny-Montrachet "Clos de la Garenne" of Duc de Magenta is a full and generous yet extremely elegant wine, with the distinctive peach and almond nuances characteristic of the commune married seamlessly to the rich Chardonnay fruit and harmonious notes of oak, both in the nose and on the palate. The ripe, velvety finish is extremely persistent.
Burghound
This is consistent with its Puligny stable mates with its deft oak framing equally airy and refined green fruit aromas and bone dry, minerally and classy medium-bodied flavors that are serious and powerful, all wrapped in a palate staining finish that goes on and on. Qualitatively speaking, there isn't much to choose between these three Puligny 1ers yet each of them displays excellent transparency and quite different characters. If you're fortunate enough to find them, buy a few of each and you'll have a most interesting comparative tasting. 91-93
Score: 93.
—Allen Meadows,
Wine Spectator
Not overtly oaky, yet packed with spice notes, including cinnamon, nutmeg and gingerbread. Apple and lemon complete the flavor spectrum, with a nice aftertaste of almond and hazelnut pastry. Best from 2008 through 2016. 875 cases made.
Score: 90.
—Bruce Sanderson,
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