The 2016 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru les Folatières opens in the glass with a ripe, honeyed bouquet of peaches and orchard fruit. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, ample and fleshy, concluding with a saline finish. This is one of the more gourmand, concentrated whites in the Chanson range this year, and it should deliver plenty of near-term pleasure.

Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting, Chanson's 2014 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru les Folatières was showing a touch of reduction on the nose, a very light ash/ember-like aroma that combines neatly with the flinty scents. The palate is fresh on the entry with a line of crisp acidity, well poised and saline with a dash of cracked black pepper on the finish. I was surprised how well this showed against its peers—chapeau!

Tasted blind at the annual “Burgfest” tasting in Bouilland. The 2013 Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru les Folatières was showing too much sulfur dioxide on the nose that shaves away some of its precision. The palate is better with a balanced opening, plenty of lime zest and Granny Smith apple, although it feels a little curt and abrupt towards the finish. Tasted May 2016.

A beautifully ripe wine, full of spice and mineral, the yellow fruits rich over the acidity and light toasty element. The weight is the thing here, intense great swathes of fruit.——R.V.(11/1/2010)—— 94