White Wine: 2016 | Etienne Sauzet | Les Perrieres

Distinctly more shy on the nose, hinting at white peach, apple, spices and minerals. Then less full on the palate but more taut and salty, with its pronounced minerality giving it more intensity and energy.

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Producer: Etienne Sauzet

Ratings: WA | 93 BH | 92

Vintage: 2016

Size: 750ml

ABV: 13.5%

Varietal: Chardonnay

Country/Region: France, Burgundy

Distinctly more shy on the nose, hinting at white peach, apple, spices and minerals. Then less full on the palate but more taut and salty, with its pronounced minerality giving it more intensity and energy. Showing less personality in the early going than the Referts and uncompromisingly dry on the back end, with the combination of minerality and firm acidity giving excellent cut to the finish.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: The 2016 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Perrires did not quite display the panache of the enticing Les Referts, though it is redeemed by a subtle touch of aniseed, a leitmotif among several other whites within the Cte de Beaune. The palate is very well balanced with a fine thread of acidity, crisp and taut, perhaps less showy and complex than the Les Referts, although there is plenty of freshness on the finish. If you want a strict, no-frills, straight-onto-the-fairway Puligny, this is where to come.

• Burghound: Moderate reduction presently dominates the nose though the underlying fruit appears ripe and concentrated. There is that lovely sense of underlying tension to the attractively rich, intense and well-delineated medium-bodied flavors that possess an almost pungent stoniness on the wonderfully long mouth coating finish. Textbook Perrires.

Producer Information

Etienne Sauzet is an estate based in Puligny-Montrachet, making some of the most sought-after Chardonnay wines in Burgundy. Sauzet’s wines are prized for their elegance at village level and for their extra weight and concentration at Premier and Grand Cru level. The portfolio includes leading examples of Chevalier-Montrachet, Le Montrachet and Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru Champs Gain. The domaine is made up of 15 hectares (37 ac) of estate vineyards split between the communes of Puligny-Montrachet, Cormot-le-Grand and Chassagne-Montrachet with small amounts of fruit externally sourced. The grapes are fermented in oak and aged in barrel for around a year premier crus see up to 33-percent new oak, while grand crus get 40-percent. After barrel aging, the wines are racked into tanks for another six months on lees. Etienne Sauzet was established at the forefront of Puligny-Montrachet production by Etienne Sauzet himself (1903-1975). His 12 hectare (30 ac) estate was taken over by his son-in-law Grard Boudot, although in 1991 Boudot’s cousin Jean-Marc Boillot took out his share of vineyards, requiring Boudot and his family to make additional acquisitions to bring the property back to its current size.