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Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Sous le Puits Verget 2016

  • Citrus
  • Gastronomic wine
  • Color: White
  • 13% 
  • 0.75L
  • Intensity
  • Crisp

This complex Mâcon will improve with a little ageing and is defined by power and minerality. More info

This cuvée comes from a parcel perched above the village of Puligny. The first juice is vinified in 25% new barrels, before ageing in barrels for seven months with regular bâtonnages (stirring of the lees). In tasting this wine delivers aromas of white flowers and lemon with slightly woody notes. Full-bodied, straight and fresh in the mouth, this is a precise wine with lovely length.

Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Sous le Puits Verget serve at a temperature of 12°C. It will pair perfectly with the following dishes: Carpaccio de langoustines et de citron, Filets de sole aux artichauts, Suprême de volaille aux champignons.

  • Vintage score: 17/20
  • Lot presentation
    Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Sous le Puits Verget

    The wine

    This cuvée comes from a parcel perched above the village of Puligny. The first juice is vinified in 25% new barrels, before ageing in barrels for seven months with regular bâtonnages (stirring of the lees). In tasting this wine delivers aromas of white flowers and lemon with slightly woody notes. Full-bodied, straight and fresh in the mouth, this is a precise wine with lovely length.

    Information about domain Verget

    The brilliant wine-maker Jean-Marie Guffens is hidden behind the maison Verget. His wines prevail as the best of the Mâconnais. This brand created in 1990 in Sologny brings together all the wines of its trading business, with a superb range of appellations, from Chablis to Mâconnais, to highlight the specificities and nuances of each terroir. A safe bet in Burgundy, Jean-Marie Guffens-Heynen is a Master in the art of Chardonnay. His wines from the Mâconnais and those from the Luberon have acquired a solid reputation; with diamond-polished cuvées which are always very pure, both rich and tense. Read more

    Detailed characteristics

    • Quantity: 1 Bottle
    • Level: 1 into-neck
    • Label: 1 good appearance
    • Origin: Producer
    • Recoverable VAT: Yes
    • Original Wooden Case / Original Case: No
    • French customs seal: no
    • Alcohol percentage: 13 %
    • Country/Region: Burgundy
    • Appellation/Wine: Puligny-Montrachet
    • Classification: 1er Cru
    • Producer/Owner: Verget
    • Vintage: 2016
    • Color: White
    • Service temperature: 12°
    • Viticulture: Environment friendly 
    • Intensity: Crisp
    • Dominant aroma: Citrus
    • Tasting occasion: Gastronomic wine
    • Grape variety: 100% Chardonnay
    Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Sous le Puits Verget
    Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Sous le Puits Verget

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