PULIGNY MONTRACHET Clos Le Cailleret 1er CRU POUSSE D'OR 2020

Appellation : Premier Cru

Superficie : 0,727 hectares

Situation : Parcelle bordée d'un mur de pierre dans sa partie supérieure et inférieure faisant partie d'un clos.

Orientation : Est, Sud-est

Sol : Calcaire très pierreux. L'optimum de qualité résulte de facteurs multiples, tels que la pente qui favorise le drainage, la teneur en cailloutis qui assure la perméabilité.

Cépage : 100% Chardonnay. Production : Environ 3500 bouteilles. Vignoble : Les vignes sont cultivées sans pesticide ni insecticide, et l'unique apport, la fumure, est d'origine naturelle. La terre est travaillée, sans désherbant, pour maintenir l'aération ainsi que la souplesse du sol.

Vinification : Vendange manuelle en caissettes, triée en cuverie. Vinification et élevage en fûts de chêne dont 50% de fûts neufs.

Élevage : Sur lie en fûts de chêne (50% neufs) pendant 12 mois, fermentation malolactique naturelle et tardive, soutirage et mise en bouteille par gravité.

Dégustation : Fine minéralité, pâte d'amande, toasté, fruits exotiques, ambre, fleurs blanches

BURGHOND : 91-93

2020 Puligny-Montrachet “Les Caillerets”: (from a .70 ha parcel; raised in 350-liter barrels). Pure and decidedly cool aromas are comprised by notes of smoked green apple, lemon rind and a plethora of floral nuances, and in particular acacia blossom. I very much like the textured of the voluminous, sappy and intensely mineral-driven middle weight flavors that
terminate in a clean, very dry and youthfully austere finale. This attractively persistent effort could use better depth, but it will almost certainly develop more if allowed a few years of bottle aging first. (91-93)/2027+

Benoît Landanger, who has assumed the direction of this domaine and has converted it to biodynamic farming principles, briefly noted that “like 2019, we were again blessed with excellent raw materials as the fruit was ripe, clean and remarkably well balanced between sugar, acid and tannin levels. We picked from the 25th of August and brought in low-ish yields of 25 to 30 hl/ha that were still better than the 20 to 25 hl/ha that we realized in 2019. Potential alcohols were reasonable as they ranged from 13.2 to 13.5%, which is slightly lower than what we obtained last year. The vinifications were easy and overall, I’m very happy with the quality as well as the aging potential. In fact, 2020 is vintage that I would gladly take anytime with the sole provison of having a bit more volume!” Once again, I had a chance to taste three wines that were vinified exactly the same as the regular cuvées but were raised in amphora; this is to say the En Caillerets, Clos de la Bousse d’Or and the Clos des 60 Ouvrées vineyards. I note these using the term amphore in the reviews, but the actual terminology found on the label reads “Vinifié et élevé en Amphore”