Etienne Sauzet Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Referts 2011 Nebbiolo redcurrant and raspberry

redcurrant and raspberry

Laurent Lignier ages the wine for approximately 18 months with around 15% new oak — a restrained touch that keeps the focus firmly on the fruit and the site

and the Bannockburn is his entry point into what the variety can do on the schist gravel soils along Felton Road — where alone there are ten different soil types across just three kilometres

A concentrated

The key detail that distinguishes this Bourgogne from almost any other at the regional level is where the vines actually grow

Etienne Sauzet Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Referts 2011 Nebbiolo redcurrant and raspberryIf Les Perrires is the most mineral and knife sharp of the Sauzet premier crus, Les Referts is its more generous, clay influenced counterpart a wine of greater density and textural richness that nonetheless retains the precision and energy that defines everything Benot Riffault makes. The 0. 7 hectare parcel is planted with vines over 35 years old in relatively deep soils interspersed with lots of gravel, and is the fourth largest premier cru holding