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

• Year 2021 : down in history for frost. The frost which hit the French winelands was the worst ever experienced. Our domain was seriously struck with a yield equivalent to a third of a normal grape harvest. The frost early in April, slowed down the growth rate of the vine which took time to recover in addition to which the season was marked by frequent periods of rain , beneficial for the life of the vine but complicating the control of mildew and oidium. It was not an easy season to manage right up to harvest time as from 18 September when again spells of rain did not facilitate matters ; nevertheless, healthy grapes were selected after careful sortation on picking and before processing such that on monitoring the maturity of the wine , its equilibrium is surprisingly satisfactory. The white wines are crisp and mineral with many citrus aromas, long and full in the mouth to different degrees depending on the vineyard.