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.