The 2023 Puligny-Montrachet les Folatières En la Richards 1er Cru has a crisp, precise and penetrating bouquet with perhaps the most conspicuous mineralité of Sauzet’s Premier Cru. Shucked oyster shell notes manifest with aeration. The palate is beautifully balanced with succinctly integrated oak, real depth and hints of orange pith and citrus lemon. It’s utterly harmonious and fans out stunningly on the finish. Wow.Vinous Media | 95-97 VMMid lemon yellow. A Puligny of refinement with some weight of fruit too, though the holding comes from the lighter-bodied end of Folatières. That’s how it seems on the nose but then there is an explosion of pure white fruit which soars across the palate, fine acidity, a little mineral crunch enhanced by lemon zest, even a touch of grapefruit in the long, complex finish. Very white chalky soil here, a bit like upper Chevalier. Drink from 2029-2035. Tasted Oct 2024.Jasper Morris | 93-95 JMCool, airy and restrained aromas include those of petrol, exotic tea and spiced white-fleshed fruit. There is a gorgeous mouthfeel to the sleek and stony medium-bodied flavors that aren’t particularly dense but they do possess a lovely sense of underlying tension that adds to the appeal of the bracing, chalky and bone-dry finale. This is quite firm and a wine that should be more than capable of repaying at least a decade of keeping.Burghound | 91-93 BH
