Puligny Referts, Bachelet-Monnot 2014

Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting, the 2014 Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru les Referts was showing a small reduction on the nose, though there appears to be plenty of fresh green apple and gunflint scents waiting behind it. The palate is pretty with touches of orange zest and apricot on the entry. This is a sensual Puligny-Montrachet, perhaps not as terroir-driven as others, yet it is very clean and poised with subtle honeyed notes furnishing the finish. This is an arresting Puligny-Montrachet from Bachelet-Monnot.