2022 Joseph Drouhin Puligny-Montrachet

Pale lemon yellow. Some oak showing, and a fleshier style of Puligny though not too heated. Clean white fruit throughout with a crystalline note and a medium to long finish. 88-90 points

The 2022 Puligny-Montrachet Village, which comes from purchased fruit and matured in 20% new oak, has a commendable presence on the nose: light tropical-tinged scents and traces of wet limestone coming through with aeration. The palate is well-balanced with good extract, dried honey, and light apricot notes on the mid-palate, though it needs just a tad more mineralite on the finish. Drink over the next five to six years. 89-91 points