""La Garenne" comes from the medieval Latin word "Warenna", a term signifying woods surrounded by walls or hedgerows that lords used for breeding and hunting small game, especially rabbit. (This is from where the expression "lapin de garenne" comes.) The vineyard "La Garenne" in Puligny, which belonged to the Maizières Abbey, is located in the village of Blagny. It is a small vineyard with a surface of only 0.14 hectare located at the top of the slopes and planted around 1950. An austere and wind-swept area, it is just on the cusp of the heights of Puligny's Premier Crus. Nonetheless, when the vines are well-tended, this wine offers a grand elegance and freshness. Reserved, the wine is fine, tense, mineral and subtle. Classically Puligny, it is my house wine, one that I love to share." de Montille
"The 2020 Puligny-Montrachet La Garenne 1er Cru has a taut nose, quite saline and sea-influenced, touches of lime cordial and orange blossom. The palate is medium-bodied with fine delineation, good depth with sour lemon with fine mineralité on the finish. This is one of my favourite Pulignys from de Montille." Vinous 92-94p
"This cuvée will join the kosher group next year. Fresh green, elegant bouquet with some lime threads, quite complex. A little bit of white fruit, flesh even, on the palate, fattens out the back end. Good wine." Jasper Morris 91-94p
"Ripe yet fresh aromas combine notes of compote of apple, orange peel and a hint of poached pear. There is excellent intensity to the medium weight flavors that also display fine volume before concluding in a sappy, moderately powerful and impressively persistent finish that offers very good depth. This isn't refined but it still has plenty going for it plus it should be approachable on the younger side if desired." Burghound 91-93p
