Category:
 
White Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
White Wines
Producer:
 
Philippe Bouzereau
Label Name:
 
Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Champs Gains
Vintage:
 
2020
Country:
 
France
Region:
 
Puligny-Montrachet, Côte de Beaune, Burgundy
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
13%
Grape(s):
 
Chardonnay
Acidity:
 
4
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
4
Length:
 
4
Aroma Intensity:
 
4
Best Temperature:
 
12-14°C

Awards/Ratings
Burghound (2020) 90–93; World of Fine Wine / reviewer notes 92–93 for Champs Gains 2020; Buisson-Charles tasting note 93/100

Tasting Note
Concentrated Puligny 1er Cru: citrus peel, pear, white flowers, toasted hazelnut and flinty minerality. Creamy mid-palate, bright acidity and a long saline, mineral finish.

Food Pairing
Western: lobster, scallops, roasted chicken, creamy pasta, soft cheeses. Asian: miso-glazed black cod, tempura prawns, sushi (fatty fish), Thai coconut fish curry.

Production Method
Hand-harvested, pneumatic pressing, fermentation (often indigenous yeasts) with regular bâtonnage; élevage in French oak (c.12–18 months) with ~20–30% new oak, finished in tank before bottling.

Vineyard Info
Château de Cîteaux / Philippe Bouzereau — Bouzereau family growers from Meursault (multi-generation); Les Champs Gains is a high-altitude, stony clay-limestone 1er Cru parcel farmed sustainably (lutte raisonnée).