2019 Verget Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Sous le Puits

WINEMAKER: Jean-Marie Guffens
REGION: Burgundy, FR
VARIETAL: Chardonnay
VITICULTURE: Sustainable

"A very different style of nose, width, not the floral perfume of the others – but a freshness to this modest volume nose. Lovely in the mouth though – wide, incisive, gorgeous texture – really an extra finishing complexity of fresh flavour too – a different style for sure – but a super Puligny…" - Bill Nanson, Burgundy Report

This Premier Cru vineyard is situated near the village of Blagny and is the highest Premier Cru within the Puligny appellation. Indeed, at 360-380 metres it could make the claim as the highest Premiere Cru vineyard in the Côte de Beaune (although a few sites in Saint-Aubin may mount a challenge here). Some years ago, this site would have been considered one of the coolest on the Côte d’Or. Today the wines are fleshier and more intense, yet always showcase this producer’s love of purity and refreshing structure. The winemaking is classic Guffens, utilising only the first press juices fermented in barrels with between 20 and 30% new oak (depending on the vintage).