Category: | White Wines |
Sub-Category: | White Wines |
Producer: | Etienne Sauzet |
Label Name: | Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru La Garenne |
Vintage: | 2022 |
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: | 12-14°C |
Awards/Ratings
Wine Spectator 94; Jasper Morris 93; Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 90–92; Burghound 91–93; Vinous (Neal Martin) ~89–91 (sources vary)
Tasting Note
White peach, pear and green apple with honeysuckle, lime blossom and oyster‑shell mineral. Medium–full, satiny texture, crisp acidity, saline/sea‑spray minerality and a long, lightly spiced finish.
Food Pairing
Western: oysters, scallops, lobster, roast chicken with lemon butter, mushroom risotto, grilled sea bass. Asian: sushi/sashimi, tempura, miso‑glazed cod, steamed Cantonese fish, ginger‑scallion lobster.
Production Method
Whole‑cluster pressing, must settled ~24 hours, fermentation in oak (ambient yeasts), partial malolactic; aged ~12 months in 228L barrels with ca.15–25% new oak then tank maturation.
Vineyard Info
Domaine Etienne Sauzet (≈10 ha) is a long‑established Puligny producer, family‑run and biodynamic since 2010; blends estate and carefully purchased grapes from top Puligny premiers crus.
