Grape variety: Chardonnay.
Average age of the vines: 40 years
Hand harvested (date determined by ripeness levels)
Entire grapes pressed in a pneumatic press.
24h decanting, followed by settling and putting into barrels
Natural yeasts.
Alcoholic fermentation temperature control
Complete malolactic fermentation
15 months maturing on lees in oak barrels aged between 1 and 3 years
Final 3 months of maturing in steel vats to prepare wine for bottling
Fining if necessary
Lenticular filtering"The vines are planted north of Puligny Montrachet, on the border of Meursault. Facing east on a gentle clay-limestone soil slope, the vineyard has the perfect conditions for the Chardonnay grape variety to grow. Concentrated and pure, this Premier Cru combines great aromatic complexity and refined style. The palate is well-rounded with notes of ripe yellow fruits. It has a tonic finish, with hints of spice." Matrot
"Still in barrel, unracked. Lemon and lime, a mild reduction gives some grip to the nose in the way that the Charmes does not. This has a wonderful volume of fruit in the mouth, fills out the back of the palate and good acidity. Fair to long finish." Jasper Morris
"The 2020 Puligny-Montrachet La Combette 1er Cru has a wonderful, tensile, energetic bouquet with even more mineralité than the excellent Chalumaux. The palate is very well balanced with lemon rind, orange pith and mandarin, good extract and density towards the finish with quite a spicy, stem ginger and lemongrass tinged finish that lingers in the mouth. Superb." Vinous
"Firm reduction renders the nose impossible to accurately assess. More interesting are the finer and more elegant though less concentrated middle weight flavors exude a subtle stoniness on the lingering and almost delicate finale. This sleek effort is already quite harmonious and a wine that should drink well both young and with up to a decade of bottle age." *Outstanding* Burghound
