Reference Point Puligny | Etienne Sauzet 2024s

Domaine Etienne Sauzet | Puligny-Montrachet

This is a reference point Puligny-Montrachet domaine is currently run by fourth generation great-granddaughter Emilie Boudot & her husband, Benoît Riffault.  The wines are more impressive today than ever - textured, elegant, among the very best.  The classically-balanced 2024 vintage is great match for this classically-styled producer.

"The last four or five years have seen Riffault steer the domaine in a new direction such that the wines have gained more precision, linearity and terroir expression. This Puligny stalwart is enjoying a real upswing, and I have appreciated the wines more and more with each passing vintage. The 2024s are clean, precise, focused and surfeit with nascent vitality from their regional white up to their Grand Crus. These come highly recommended." -Neal Martin

2024 Etienne Sauzet Bourgogne Aligote
• 86-87JM, 85-87VN
"Pale lemon in colour, light in bouquet, quite floral in fact, with some fresh citrus as well. Prettily balanced on the palate, unforced and indeed quite refined, with good length." -Jasper Morris

"The 2024 Bourgogne Aligoté, which had been racked in tank before harvest, has a pretty bouquet with hints of yellow fruit and apricot. The palate is quite malic on the entry, a sharp tensile Aligoté with quite a penetrating finish. I can imagine this with a heaving icy platter of fruits de mer." -Neal Martin

2024 Etienne Sauzet Puligny-Montrachet
• 90-92JM, 88-90VN, 91WA
"Aromas of fresh citrus zest, pear and peach mingle with notes of white flowers and toasted nuts, introducing Sauzet's 2024 Puligny-Montrachet Village, a medium- to full-bodied, ample and satiny white with a bright spine of acidity and an elegantly mordant finish. It's a blend of seven lieux-dits dotted around the appellation, with Benoit Riffault expressing a preference for Les Levrons, below les Réferts, as his favorite." -William Kelley

"Pale lemon colour. Less evident fruit on the nose, more closed than the Chassagne, just a question of needing more time. The intensity comes at the back of the palate and extends really well behind. Long, refined yet with a little muscle." -Jasper Morris

2024 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru La Garenne
• 91-93JM, 88-90VN, 90WA
"The 2024 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru La Garenne offers up aromas of apple, pear and fresh mint, followed by a medium-bodied, delicate and fine-boned palate." -William Kelley

"The 2024 Puligny-Montrachet La Garenne ler Cru from the top of the slope has a pretty nose with light orange blossom and apricot scents unfolding with aeration. The palate is leesy on the entry, fine weight, not quite the same tension as some of the other Premier Crus but there is satisfying length. Probably one of the earlier drinking cuvées from Sauzet." -Neal Martin

2024 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Sous le Puits
• 90-93JM, 89-91VN
"The nose shows a light citrus with good tension. Pure clean white fruit on the palate, fair length here, more than depth, from this upper slope vineyard. Understated, fine." -Jasper Morris

"The 2024 Puligny-Montrachet Sous Le Puits ler Cru, which lies close to Meursault-Blagny on the higher contours, has a slightly leaner bouquet with apple blossom and dewy meadow scents, reticent at the moment compared to other cuvées. The palate conveys plenty of energy, quite linear in style. Probably on par with the 2023 in terms of pedigree albeit in a different style." -Neal Martin

2024 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Combettes
• 93-95JM, 94-96VN, 93-95WA
"The 2024 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Combettes is lovely, offering up aromas of honeyed orchard fruits, toasted nuts, white flowers and deftly judged reduction, followed by a full-bodied, ample and satiny palate with exceptional volume and density for the vintage, concluding with a long and expansive finish."
-William Kelley

"The 2024 Puligny-Montrachet Les Combettes ler Cru comes from a single block towards the north part of the vineyard. There is a lovely smokiness on the nose, crushed stone and light sea spray scents deftly translating the pedigree of Combettes. The palate is fresh and sapid on the entry. This is nicely detailed, citrus-fresh towards the finish that lingers in the mouth. It is a Puligny that you really appreciate in retrospect and tempts you back for another sip. The 2023 was great...likewise the follow-up." -Neal Martin

2024 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru
• 92-94JM, 90-92VN
"Three barrels, one from each village. A leaner, more mineral nose. Lemon and lime on the palate, then quite concentrated apples, a strong mineral thread throughout, and a persistent finish." -Jasper Morris

"The 2024 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru comes from the top of the incline from three plots in Ladoix, Aloxe and Pernand- one barrel per plot with no new wood. This has a fragrant bouquet with yellow flowers and light chalky aromas. The palate is fresh on the entry, quite linear with orange pith and a subtle apricot note towards the finish." -Neal Martin

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