2020 Puligny-Montrachet 1. Cru Les Pucelles Henri Boillot Magnum

Fine pale lemon and lime colour. An interesting bouquet with some faintly smoky notes joining the fruit. Summer flowers too. Then the classic chiselled style of this wonderful vineyard appears on the palate with a spectacular intensity of fruit to back it up, fully ripe apples, nothing lush, racy yet with volume of fruit, and length, of course.

A discreet but extremely pretty and perfumed nose exhibits notes of honeysuckle, citrus, pear and just slice green apple. The strikingly textured middle weight flavors possess superb intensity while managing to remain refined on the mouth coating, linear and highly complex finale. This is terrific and a wine that also displays superb development potential. In sum, this is a knockout.