The phenomenal Puligny-Montrachet Les Pucelles exhibits deep, smoky and minerally aromatics followed by a powerful, elegant, exciting and fresh core of layered pears, flowers, and stones. Medium-to-full-bodied, rich, and ripe, this complex, concentrated and refined wine is extraordinarily focused, balanced and long. It's a keeper! Projected maturity: 2002-2009. The rating, with the range of scores in parentheses, indicates the wine was tasted from cask, not bottle.
Importer: Clicquot, Inc., New York, NY; tel (212) 888-7575, and in Massachusetts: Classic Wine Imports, Boston, MA; tel (617) 731-6644.