Category: | White Wines |
Sub-Category: | White Wines |
Producer: | Jac Carillon |
Label Name: | Puligny Montrachet 1er les Perrieres |
Vintage: | 2020 |
Country: | France |
Region: | Puligny-Montrachet, Côte de Beaune, Burgundy |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 13.5% |
Grape(s): | Chardonnay |
Acidity: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 4 |
Length: | 4 |
Aroma Intensity: | 4 |
Best Temperature: | 12°C |
Awards/Ratings
Wine Advocate (William Kelley) 93; Burghound (Allen Meadows) 93; Decanter 94; Vinous (Neal Martin) ~92; Jasper Morris/Inside Burgundy 93–95
Tasting Note
Crisp citrus and green apple with white flowers, peach and lemon-zest; struck-match smoke and chalky, saline minerality, medium–full texture and a long, precise mineral finish.
Food Pairing
Western: roasted turbot with hollandaise, seared scallops, lobster or langoustine ravioli in cream sauce, roast chicken in cream sauce, soft cheeses (Époisses). Asian: miso-glazed black cod, soy-ginger steamed sea bass, lemongrass lobster, scallop tempura, richer sushi (e.g., toro).
Production Method
Hand-harvested Chardonnay; whole-cluster pneumatic pressing, barrel fermentation and ~12 months élevage (majority Mercurey light-toast oak), followed by tank rest before bottling; natural cork.
Vineyard Info
Domaine Jacques Carillon is a family-run Puligny estate; Jacques produces tensile, mineral-driven wines from old vines after the Carillon brothers split their family domaine post-2009.