Etienne Sauzet, Puligny Montrachet Champ Canet

Etienne Sauzet, Puligny Montrachet Champ Canet(from a full 1 ha parcel of 40+ year old vines aged in approximately 1 3 new oak with a slightly longer levage than the prior wines). This is quite ripe, indeed to the point that there is a mild exoticism to the very fresh, layered and slightly honeyed aromas that precede equally ripe full bodied flavors that are sleekly muscular, all wrapped in a rich, full and mouth coating finish thanks to the impressive amounts of dry extract. This is a

truffles and wood smoke over spice cake

intense and serious broad-shouldered flavors possess excellent mid-palate concentration with ample amounts of dry extract that partially buffers the chewy and ripe tannins on the long and less austere than usual finish

for what I have previously found to be an excellent Pomerol is evolving into a showstopper

I would be inclined to begin drinking this now and over the next 10 years as I fear this risks drying out and becoming astringent if held for the longer-term

(92-94)/2025+

Readers who prefer more aromatic complexity might prefer to cellar the 2012 for another few years

which abut one another

This is quite firm and will need extended patience

A wonderfully elegant

even robust finish does more than hint at the cellar potential

Here the nose is elegant

Crème de cassis and blackberry aromas sufficient to fill the room emerge on the nose of Sorrel's 2017 Hermitage Le Greal