A burst of flowers, honey, mint, apricots and nectarines emerges from the 2010 Puligny-Montrachet Les Levrons. This is a decidedly rich, voluminous wine endowed with considerable depth. An equally expansive, textured finish rounds things out in style. Francois Bitouzet adds that the Levrons was the last wine to finish its malolactic fermentation. Anticipated maturity: 2012+.
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I find much to like in Francois Bitouzet’s 2010 whites. The wines are a bit tighter (in a good way) and more focused than they have been at times. Bitouzet told me he used just the heart of the press, as he wasn’t totally happy with the first press juice. Bitouzet did very little batonnage in 2010, a decision that seems to have paid off handsomely. The harvest started on September 22, quite late, and the malos were lengthy, as they were virtually everywhere. Bitouzet bottled his 2010 whites in March 2012.
Importer: Rosenthal Wine Merchant, Pine Plains, NY; tel. (800) 910-1990