In the glass

Full-bodiedHigh acidityDryLong finish

Aroma: citrus, white flower, apple, mineral

Palate: lemon, green apple, chalk, saline

A crystalline village Puligny, fresh and saline with citrus, white flowers and a stony finish.

What it pairs with

  • Poulet de Bresse a la creme
    The prized Bresse chicken in cream sauce mirrors a barrel-aged Meursault's weight and nut-and-butter palate.
  • Quenelle de brochet sauce Nantua Find quenelle de brochet sauce nantua on TableJourney →
    The dumpling's creamy crayfish sauce meets a taut white Burgundy that cuts the richness and lifts the shellfish.
  • Cervelle de canut Find cervelle de canut on TableJourney →
    The herbed fromage blanc sharpens a mineral Chardonnay's citrus and keeps the finish clean.

History

Sauzet's village Puligny is a benchmark crystalline white.

  1. 1924 — Domaine founded

Facts

Producer
Domaine Etienne Sauzet
Grapes
Chardonnay (100%)
Classification
Village (Puligny-Montrachet, AOC)
Oak
Around 12 months in French oak, part new
ABV
13.0%
Price
EUR 70 to 140 at retail
Drinking window
4-12 from vintage
First vintage
1950

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