The vine

• Plot /climat

  Murgers des dents de Chien

• History

  Located above the Montrachet grand cru field, this climat (or plot) is the upper extremity of the Puligny vineyard; the "dents de chiens" (or dog's teeth) refers to the sharp stones which can be found.

• Soil

  This consists in alluvium, limestone and Bathonien marl; there are a number of little stone hillocks (or "murgers") nearby.

• Our plot(s)

  37a10ca planted in 1990.

The wine

• Description

  100% Chardonnay, handpicked grapes, raised in oak casks.

• Taste

  Light in colour with a golden hue; good expression on the nose combining a delicate mineral aroma and an aroma of stone fruit; the toasted sensation which develops on the raising process, makes this wine complex and attractive and in the mouth it is full and mineral with a saline finish.

• Serving temperature

  12/14°C. Recent vintages may be decanted to enhance the aroma.

The vintage

• 2023 - An year of plenitude. The 2023 spring weather was unsettled, with many storms that fortunately did not have damage on the vineyards. Thanks to a high rainfall in August, grapes were numerous and juicy. We feared that achieving perfect maturity would be a challenge because of the high volume of grapes, but the fruits finished ripening and the aromas concentrated extremely fast thanks to an unexpected heatwave that hit us at the beginning of September. It is also around that time that harvest started (on the 5th of September). Yeast did transform sugar into alcohol at a relatively slow pace, alcoholic fermentation finished in December. While tasting, we get a dominance of fruit driven aromas and a gourmet, elegant vintage. We note that 2023 is more refined than 2020 vintage for both reds and whites. What a blessed vintage!