ETIENNE SAUZET Puligny Montrachet

WS: 92

Delicate and silky, offering lemon, peach, hazelnut and pastry notes, this white is charming and expressive. Its vibrant acidity leaves a mouthwatering, mineral-tinged conclusion. Drink now through 2034. 159 cases imported.  –BS

WA: 91

Aromas of fresh citrus zest, pear and peach mingle with notes of white flowers and toasted nuts, introducing Sauzet's 2024 Puligny-Montrachet Village, a medium- to full-bodied, ample and satiny white with a bright spine of acidity and an elegantly mordant finish. It's a blend of seven lieux-dits dotted around the appellation, with Benoit Riffault expressing a preference for Les Levrons, below les Réferts, as his favorite.

VN: 88-90

The 2024 Puligny-Montrachet Villages comes from the usual 12 parcels around the appellation. There is a pleasant strictness on the petrichor-tinged bouquet, with underlying vanilla pod scents just loitering in the background. The palate is weighty and textural with fine acidity, quite pithy compared to previous vintages, although it does not quite kick on at the finish. But it remains a decent Puligny Village that will drink well for several years.