2002 Puligny-Montrachet, Les Referts, Etienne Sauzet (750ml)

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Vintage: 2002
Format: 750ml
Wine Name: Puligny-Montrachet
Vineyard: Les Referts
Designation: 1er Cru
Appellation: Puligny-Montrachet
Producer: Etienne Sauzet
Varietal: Chardonnay
Type: White
Country: France
Region: Burgundy
Sub-Region: Cote de Beaune
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Tasting note: Great intensity of aromas on the nose with primary fruit aromas only just starting to give way to evolved complexity. Dried apricot, baked apple and ginger with suggestions of oatmeal, honey and nuts. The palate is a wonderful balance of crisp acidity and ripe, bold fruit. Lots of minerals and a very long finish. (93pts. LP-B, Wine Advocate)

Tasted: Nov. 2008
Score: 93
Drink: 2008-12

Tasting note: Reticent nose hints at nutmeg, marzipan and vanilla; less fruity than the Garenne. Then suave and bright in the mouth, with peach, citrus and floral flavors complicated by a leesy nuance. Still, this is less open and harmonious today than the Garenne. (91+?pts. Stephen Tanzer)

Tasted: Oct. 2004
Score: 91+?
Drink: N/A

Tasting note: Subtle and appealing. A fresh, fruity style, displaying lemon, mineral, vanilla and hazelnut aromas and flavors on a medium-bodied frame. It's lively and concentrated, with a lingering aftertaste of butterscotch. (91pts. BS, Wine Spectator)

Tasted: Sep. 15, 2004
Score: 91
Drink: N/A

Tasting note: A gentle, indeed almost invisible touch of wood with fuller and richer aromas and flavors but no where near the same level of minerality. To be sure, this is by no means devoid of a mineral component but it doesn't drive and shape the flavors the way it does those of the Garenne. Delicious, intense and long with plenty of punch. (90pts. Allen Meadows AKA “The Burghound”)

Tasted: Jul. 01, 2004
Score: 90
Drink: 2008-14