Description

Carillon Champs Canet is one of the jewels in the crown of the estate. Always a favourite Premier Cru of mine, the 2009 was a remarkable vintage that offered extra richness. It’ll just be hitting its drinking window now.

One of the greats in Puligny: Louis Carillon. The wines here are about power, weight and depth. Acid drive and fruit ripeness is the key to their great Puligny style. Across the range from Village to Grand Cru you do well drinking the wines here. They are definitely wines that need time.Very hard to come by, but worth seeking out.

Burgundy

The classic part of Burgundy known as the Cote D’Or (the slope of gold) is essentially one vineyard that is 60km long and maybe 5km at its widest. From this limestone ridge some of the most complex, long-lived and aromatic wines are produced from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. The Cistercian monks who owned the land codified the entire region and so each small plot has a name.

Puligny Montrachet

Puligny Montrachet at its best is lean, structured, nervy but with an underlying and unforgettable power. This is my preferred appellation for white Burgundy.

Chardonnay

The grape that you can plant anywhere, in any climate and do anything to and it will still taste like an OK wine. When people hit the sweet spot of site, climate, cropping and winemaking, Chardonnay becomes a magical wine that will age gracefully but charm you at any age. Chardonnays can range from cool climate lean and citrusy to warmer climate tropical and overt. Oak and lees can add flavouring as can malolactic fermentation.