2016 Louis Latour Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Hameau de Blagny

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  2/29/2020 - forceberry wrote: 88 Points

  From a vineyard averaging 35 years of age. Aged for 8-10 months in oak pièces (50% new). 13,5% alcohol.
  
  Pale lemon-yellow color with a subtly greenish hue. The nose feels ripe, youthful and somewhat sweet-toned with aromas of juicy citrus fruits, some sweet golden apples, a little bit of creamy oak, light notes of star fruit, a hint of cantaloupe and a touch of sweet, toasty oak spice. The wine is full-bodied, ripe and moderately oak-driven on the palate with flavors of ripe white peach, some spicy red apple, a little bit of sweet, toasty oak spice, light apricot tones, a hint of tangerine and a touch of chalky minerality. Balanced, high acidity. The finish is lively, enjoyably acid-driven and quite precise with ripe flavors of tart green apples, leesy creaminess, some apple peel bitterness, light pithy notes of pomelo, a little bit of peach, oaky hints of toasty wood and caramel and a touch of yeast.
  
  A quite sophisticated for such a rich and oaky Burgundy, but perhaps a bit too sweet-toned and oaky for my taste. The high acidity keeps the wine really nicely in balance and there is some nice sense of sophistication here, but the toasty oak tones and sweeter fruit flavors it boosts do strip away some of the finesse here. However, since the wine is so youthful, I can give it the benefit of doubt - perhaps the wine is just in a clumsy, awkward phase and it will come better together if given some age? I'm not promising this will turn out to be a great white Burgundy, but it is certainly a possibility this will perform much better if given a handful of years more.

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