Jacques Carillon, Puligny Montrachet Perrieres

Jacques Carillon, Puligny Montrachet Perrieres(from a 1. 2 ha parcel of 35+ year old vines). Once again there is an overtly floral character to the primarily white orchard fruit suffused aromas. There is a wonderfully textured, even seductive, mouthfeel to the muscular yet refined middle weight plus flavors that brim with dry extract that also serves to buffer the moderately firm acid spine shaping the nicely persistent if linear finale. This does however need to develop more depth so I would

firmly structured and balanced finale

There are sleek but velvety middle weight flavors that possess both a lovely sense of vibrancy and minerality

A mildly fruity nose is cut with plenty of freshly turned earth and more discreet floral wisps

pliant red wine from Peter Michael

complete Champagne

the 1999 has held up well

Bibi says he did not experience problems with fungal diseases in 2023 on Giglio island

Like the Montée de Tonnerre this is an excellent 2015 1er and worth considering – plus it should age well

lengthy finish

The 2004 Barbaresco Asili needs a good twelve hours to open up and find its freshness

You can recognize the Mourvedre-driven structure and tannic spine on the palate

This perfectly balanced wine is made from impeccably ripe grapes and barrel-aged with 30% new oak