The vine

• Plot /climat

  Les Folatières

• History

  This premier cru wine from the high slopes takes its name from the mist - or "follots" as it is locally called - which occasionally occurs in this location, one of the best known in Puligny-Montrachet.

• Soil

  A thin layer of clay and alluviums with a fair amount of limestone fragments.

• Our plot(s)

  60a08 planted in 1957,1961 and1962 on a slope of 10 to 15%, facing east.

The wine

• Description

  100% Chardonnay, handpicked, vinified and matured in oak casks.

• Taste

  Light in colour with a slight golden hue; on the nose it is a complex wine, powerful with white flower and honey aromas together with a mineral sensation; in the mouth it is at first full, then becomes richer followed by a clean saline finish and great length.

• Serving temperature

  12/14°C. It is recommended to decant recent vintages so as to enhance the aroma.

The vintage

• The mild Winter meant that vegetation growth started early; we began debudding mid-April and with fine sunny weather the vine developed and flourished gradually in good conditions. The Summer was very dry which accelerated the maturing process with a lower yield but a high aromatic concentration for the Pinot Noir grape; for the Chardonnay however, the conditions were satisfactory for both growth and maturity. The grape harvest commenced on 20 August. The white wines follow the true burgundy tradition with good intensity and citrus notes, fresh and mineral in the mouth