Monopole within Les Pucelles of most notably Leflaive fame. Classy wine, ample ripe fruit with backbone and acidity. Rich honey signature of 2010, terrific finish and weight. Slight sherry nutty note that I found a little distracting but very enjoyable otherwise.
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Excellent 2010 Girardin and Chartron White Burgundies (Wellington, New Zealand): Bright gold colour. An attractive, fresh nose of citrus with a touch of honey. A silky, smooth entry to the palate. Good fruit weight, with fully ripe fruit and acids well integrated from front to back palate. Finishing on back palate intensity and minerals. However, to me, the Chartron is less concentrated than the Girardin and a bit too dominated by its acids at this stage for me to rate it as highly. From a monopole 1.16 ha of vines, aged 30-60 years old.
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You can't really argue with Pucelle. Such a vineyard. This is pure, deep, vibrant and delicious. Lovely citrus nose, solid mid-palate and a beautiful finish with minerals, lemon and pears. Great bottle. 93+
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11/18/2020 - melvinyeowq Likes this wine:
Monopole within Les Pucelles of most notably Leflaive fame. Classy wine, ample ripe fruit with backbone and acidity. Rich honey signature of 2010, terrific finish and weight. Slight sherry nutty note that I found a little distracting but very enjoyable otherwise.
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6/27/2016 - Tavastgatan wrote: 93 Points
As Jean-Michel Chartron says "Clos du Cailleret you want to marry, Clos de la Pucelles you want to get in bed".
It's just so delicious.
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4/23/2014 - HowardNZ Likes this wine: 92 Points
Excellent 2010 Girardin and Chartron White Burgundies (Wellington, New Zealand): Bright gold colour. An attractive, fresh nose of citrus with a touch of honey. A silky, smooth entry to the palate. Good fruit weight, with fully ripe fruit and acids well integrated from front to back palate. Finishing on back palate intensity and minerals. However, to me, the Chartron is less concentrated than the Girardin and a bit too dominated by its acids at this stage for me to rate it as highly. From a monopole 1.16 ha of vines, aged 30-60 years old.
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3/24/2013 - Tavastgatan wrote: 93 Points
You can't really argue with Pucelle. Such a vineyard. This is pure, deep, vibrant and delicious. Lovely citrus nose, solid mid-palate and a beautiful finish with minerals, lemon and pears. Great bottle. 93+
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