In such a potentially blockbuster vintage, it was probably difficult for Drouhin to produce his normally restrained, understated style of burgundy. In some of his offerings, the intensity, opulence, and luxurious fruit of the vintage comes through, while in others, those characteristics are muted and subtle. I was somewhat underwhelmed by Drouhin's lean, diluted 1989 Puligny-Montrachet, as well as the 1989 Puligny-Montrachet-Les Pucelles. While the latter wine exhibits more fruit, glycerin, and length, for a premier cru, it comes across as understated and excessively polite. Importer: Dreyfus Ashby and Co., New York, NY.