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Vincent Girardin, Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Les Combettes 2022
Description
Tasting notes
Reviewed by: William Kelley
The 2022 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Combettes is a beauty, bursting from the glass with a youthfully expressive bouquet of pear, orange oil, toasted hazelnuts and white flowers. Medium- to full-bodied, satiny and seamless, with a fleshy attack that segues into a deep, layered mid-palate that's girdled by lively acids, it concludes with a long, expansive finish.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2022 Puligny-Montrachet Les Combettes 1er Cru is stricter on the nose than the Les Pucelles, but there is fine mineralité with touches of lemon sherbet and crushed stone. The well-balanced palate has plenty of tension and energy on the entry, linear in style, and is very focused with a persistent finish. One of the best white cuvées from Girardin this vintage.
About the Producer
The story begins in Santenay where Vincent’s father, Jean Girardin, divided up his estate between his four children when Vincent attained the age of 18 in 1982, which each sibling receiving three hectares. Vincent began to bottle his own wines, purchased some additional vineyards and rented others. A negociant business was started In 1994, and as this thrived Vincent was albe to increase his vineyard holdings. Presently the domaine has almost 22 hectares, almost all in white wine appellations, with plans to increase this. Early picking, less new oak and a search for vibrancy in whites and reds are the hallmarks of this Domain, which has been fully biodynamic from 2008, undergoing certification from 2009.