Puligny Montrachet Etienne Sauzet 2017 (750ML)

91 Points, William Kelley, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: "Benoît Riffault's 2017 Puligny-Montrachet Village is already open and expressive on the nose, wafting from the glass with aromas of ripe lemons, Anjou pear, nutmeg, dried white flowers and warm bread. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, broad and fleshy, with a satiny attack, excellent amplitude and concentration at the core, ripe acids and a long, expansive finish. This is quite a powerful example of the vintage, but don't let its youthful precocity deceive, as it has the structure and substance to evolve gracefully in the cellar." 11/19

88-90 Points, Stephen Tanzer, Vinous: "(already assembled): Good aromatic lift to the aromas of fresh apricot and butter. A step up in density and balance from the village Chassagne-Montrachet but weightless and stylish. Stone fruit flavors are lifted by a subtle floral topnote. Finishes shapely, dry and persistent, with very good cut. Should make a classic, harmonious village wine." 9/18

90+ Points, John Gillman, View from the Cellar: "The 2017 Puligny AC from the Boudot family is also an fine bottle of village wine, with a lovely girdle of acidity that will ask for a few years in the cellar to blossom properly. The bouquet wafts from the glass in a mix of white peach, apple, spring flowers, chalky soil tones, lemon peel and vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is crisp, full-bodied, long and quite impressively racy in personality, with a fine core, very good focus and grip and a long, nascently complex and zesty finish. Fine juice. 2020-2045+." 12/18