Jean-Claude Boisset Puligny-Montrachet Le Trezin 2024
£85.25
The wine
Pale gold in the glass, with lemon zest and grapefruit peel lifted by a mineral note of wet stone. The palate is bright and precise, carrying the lively acidity that marks the vintage, and the finish is fresh, clean and persistent.
Grégory Patriat makes the wines at Jean-Claude Boisset, and came to the job from Domaine Leroy, where he was head viticulturist and assistant winemaker. His approach is vineyard-led and the wines speak of their lieux-dits rather than of the cellar. Puligny-Montrachet is given over almost entirely to Chardonnay, and a few metres between parcels changes the wine noticeably; here the limestone and clay give both intensity and structure. The fruit was hand-picked into small perforated boxes and pressed straight to cask, fermented cold on wild yeasts alone over a long, gentle ten months, with no bâtonnage so the style stays taut and mineral. Malolactic was allowed, and the wine spent fifteen months in barrel with only a quarter new oak to keep toast off the fruit.
The producer
Jean-Claude Boisset
View all Jean-Claude Boisset winesMaison Jean-Claude Boisset stands at the heart of Burgundy, in the historic town of Nuits-Saint-Georges. Founded in 1961, it has grown into one of the region most respected names while keeping a meticulous eye for detail.
The house works like a grower, farming and selecting with obsessive care across the Côte de Nuits and Côte de Beaune. Low yields, gentle winemaking and a light touch with oak let each appellation speak in its own voice.
From humble Bourgogne to hallowed Grand Cru, the range is a tour of the finest terroirs of Burgundy. Precision, purity and transparency are the hallmarks throughout.
These are wines of real pedigree, crafted to reward both the curious and the collector. Burgundy, rendered with clarity and grace.
