Etienne Sauzet Puligny Montrachet les Referts 1er Cru 2018 (750ML)

93-95 JM / 92 WA / 91-93 VM

 Delicious lemon and lime colour with a very classy balanced nose. Lovely weight on the palate, the clay has not been allowed to speak too much but shows in the weight of fruit on the very fresh finish. Excellent aftertaste, showing very well today. Tasted: November 2019 Jasper Morris – Inside Burgundy

Bursting with aromas of citrus zest, smoke, fresh peach and white flowers, Sauzet's 2018 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Referts is medium to full-bodied, satiny and vibrant, its textural attack segueing into a delicately fleshy mid-palate, before concluding with a chalky finish. WK – The Wine Advocate

The 2018 Puligny-Montrachet Les Referts 1er Cru comes from two parcels totaling 0.70 hectares, on deeper, more clayey soils than other crus. It has a strict and quite correct bouquet, very focused and stoic at the moment, with flinty, petrichor aromas reluctantly emerging from the glass. The palate is very well balanced, offering pretty orange zest, quince and hints of pawpaw on the entry. A little spicier than Sauzet’s other Premier Crus and commendably persistent on the finish. Very fine and good aging potential. Neal Martin – Vinous Media