Jacques Prieur, Puligny Montrachet Combettes

Jacques Prieur, Puligny Montrachet Combettes(from a 1. 5 ha holding). Here too the wood treatment is admirably discreet with its combination of markedly floral aromas that include carnation, acacia and lilac along with touch of spice white fleshed fruit. The wonderfully elegant, indeed almost delicate, middle weight flavors possess excellent punch and volume that carries over to the lightly mineral suffused finish. This is lovely and I particularly like the balance which should permit it to age

showing powerful

intense and agreeably textured flavors exude a refreshing salinity on the focused

Densely packed but also lithe in character

Very long peachy

Kimsey vineyard (Ballard Canyon) and Harrison-Clarke vineyard (Ballard Canyon)

charming mid-1980s Grande Cuvée that I tasted alongside it

and refreshing

This is the first wine in this group to display a pronounced floral component to the aromas of cool and distinctly earthy red and dark currant aromas

along with hints of apple and spice

bold and richly expressive

Always excellent

There is excellent volume to the broad-shouldered solid and mineral-inflected medium weight plus flavors that possess a refined if muscular palate feel