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Type: White Wine
Country: France
Region: Burgundy
Code: BOUR071
Produced from four small separate parcels of vines and vinified in a mixture of 4-5 year old barrels and large foudres. This is as pure an expression of Chardonnay as you can find. A must buy!
This is an En Primeur wine and special conditions apply.
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Specification

Producer

Domaine Etienne Sauzet

Gerard Boudot, son-in-law of the late Etienne Sauzet, is one of the star winemakers of this appellation, now supported by his daughter Emilie and her husband, Benoit Riffault. This small, 8 hectare, bio-dynamically farmed domaine, produces wines of great definition and style and are highly sought after. The wines are left on their lees for 10 months with 20% new oak for Puligny Village. Farmed organically since 2006, the family subsequently moved to bio-dynamic status in 2010. The 1er C...

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Tasting Notes

The Sauzet style shines through in this range intro wine. Expressive and overt, the palate is filled with a pineapple juice viscosity and grapefruit tang. Mouth filling and quenching, it has a tight, mineral backbone and spiky matchbox energy that vibrates in the mouth. As is the case every vintage, this is a top drawer Bourgogne Chardonnay.

Vinification

Produced from four small separate parcels of vines and vinified in a mixture of 4-5 year old barrels and large foudres. Racked several times before marrying in tank on the fine lees.

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