Vincent Girardin, Puligny Montrachet 1er Les Referts, 2018

Vincent Girardin, Puligny Montrachet 1er Les Referts, 2018Critic tasting note: (2016 vintage) "This rich wine is seriously ripe and packed with concentrated yellow fruits and spice from wood aging. Acidity is also a powerful element in a wine that needs more aging. Drink from 2023. Roger Voss" 93 100, Wine Enthusiast Region : Puligny Montrachet Les Referts Country: France Grape : Chardonnay Vintage: 2018 Colour : White

The summer heat turned up in late December and early January jumpstarting the vines into life

why she is a force to be reckoned with and a name to follow very closely

Switzerland

Wafting from the glass with inviting aromas of ripe cherries

05/2012) and from Ray Jordan's The West Australian Wine Guide 2013: "98 points

notes of lemon curd

All fruit is estate grown

while the single vineyard from Gualtallary is basically a varietal Cabernet Franc

citrus oil and pear mingled with nutmeg

liquorice and burnt toast

This wine was full-on opulent and simply singing with rich

The almost gravelly expression of slate perfects the image of a powerful yet reserved Spätburgunder of the highest caliber