2020 Domaine Michel Bouzereau et Fils Les Champs Gains, Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru, France 750ml

(from a .40 ha parcel that abuts Truffière). Like the Tessons, this is aromatically quite cool with restrained aromas of mostly floral and citrus along with background hints of green apple. The sleek, intense and more obviously mineral-driven medium weight flavors possess fine balance on the very dry finale. This will need to develop better depth to merit the upper end of my projected range. (90-93)/2027+

“Some characters of 2017, but fresher,” says Jean-Baptiste. “A very fine and elegant vintage, large in the middle and very fine and mineral on the finish. It is a blend of many things we wait for with Chardonnay in Burgundy. It is a vintage that really expresses the terroir. We should not hurry the élevage, bottling in April or later.”

From the lower part on the north side, sheltered by trees. It has a seductive aroma, then quite a glossy and rich attack into a straight palate, with tension and vibrancy to finish. 2024–30.