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A sleek, tensile white, boasting flavors of lemon and lime blossoms, plus a touch of citronella. Though subtle, this shows fine harmony and intensity through the lingering, mineral-tinged aftertaste. Drink now through 2032. 600 cases imported.Wine Spectator | 92 WSFrançois is fortunate enough to have 5.85 hectares of Puligny-Montrachet from six plots. He is planning some parcellaire cuvées in 2023. We are back to finesse with this wine. The 2022 Puligny is beautifully aromatic, with all the floral character one could hope for. This has a brilliantly light touch despite the energy and the intensity. I think it is going to be a show stopper. Excellent natural acidity as well. Drink from 2026-2032. Tasted Oct 2023.Jasper Morris | 92-93 JMA whiff of smoky reduction is not enough to entirely mask the cool apple and lemon scents. The succulent and round medium-bodied flavors are noticeably finer on the lightly stony, clean and dry finish that would also benefit from developing more depth. Still, I like the delivery and more complexity should reasonably develop if given a chance.Burghound | 88-91 BH

This powerful, thrilling wine has ripe green apple and pear aromas and hints of flint, smoke, and spice. A racy acidity, even from the heat of the 2022 vintage, carries the impressively dense extract to an interminable finish. The grapes are from two parcels that François Carillon farms in the centre of Puligny Perrières, north of Boillot’s monopole Clos de la Mouchère. They are pressed as whole clusters and fermented in cask (15% new), where they age for a year, followed by a further year in tank.Decanter Magazine | 96 DECFine bright mid lemon. The bouquet is discreet but powerful this is the one which needs waiting for, it just offers that little bit extra, a very complete rendition in François Carillon’s forthright style. Retasting the last three, the Puligny-Montrachet Les Perrières definitely has it all. Bravo! Drink from 2029-2036. Tasted Oct 2023.Jasper Morris | 93-96 JMAn opulent version, offering peach, lemon curd, toasty oak and vanilla aromas and flavors. Underlying hints of quinine and bitter grapefruit lift the finish. Drink now through 2029. 50 cases imported.Wine Spectator | 92 WSAiry and cool aromas are comprised by notes of primarily citrus zest, just sliced apple and a whiff of mineral reduction. Here too the palate impression of the medium weight flavors is refined, if not quite as refined as that of the Combettes, while delivering fine length on the detailed and youthfully austere finale. This is lovely and if perhaps not quite as classy, it is still stylish and appealing.Burghound | 91-93 BH

Mid lemon yellow. Grilled almonds Marjolaine suggests, and I agree. Once more the flesh and the oak on the nose are apparent. All the requisite weight and white fruit, silky length, a little salinity, understated but very long indeed. Rather hidden at the moment. Drink from 2030-2040. Tasted Nov 2024.Jasper Morris | 93-96 JMThe 2023 Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru, from vines planted in 1996, had quite a bit of that matchstick reduction on the nose when I tasted it from barrel, but you can discern the concentration here. The palate is well balanced with a slightly honeyed opening. Acidity counters its richness as hints of ginger and white pepper emerge toward the finish. Powerful compared to its peers, this Grand Cru will require two or three years in bottle.Vinous Media | 91-93 VM