
Decanter (Charles Curtis) 96 pts! A wine of great intensity and concentration, offering aromas of grapefruit and passionfruit with suggestions of acacia flowers and spice. The texture shows impressive density, but the crisp acidity ensures that this stays lively and dynamic on the palate. The grapes are from the hectare the Chartron family owns here; they were lightly crushed and gently pressed before fermentation in cask (30% new). This will open more in five to seven years and should drink well for at least another 30. (Drink between 2030 - 2050)
John Gilman 95 pts! Every time I taste with Jean-Michel Chartron, it seems I am blown away by his Clos de la Pucelle and cannot imagine the Clos des Caillerets topping it, but somehow, it always seems to just nose it out. Such is the case with the brilliant 2023 version. The wine’s aromatic constellation is utterly refined, offering up scents of lemon, pear, fresh almond, a gorgeous foundation of limestone minerality, apple blossoms, citrus zest and a deft framing of new oak. On the palate the wine is precise, racy, full-bodied and seamlessly balanced, with a stunning core of fruit, great mineral drive and cut, energetic and very, very long, on the complex and utterly vibrant finish. (Drink between 2030 - 2065)
2023 Domaine Jean Chartron Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clos du Cailleret
2023 Domaine Jean Chartron Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clos du Cailleret
Decanter (Charles Curtis) 96 pts! A wine of great intensity and concentration, offering aromas of grapefruit and passionfruit with suggestions of acacia flowers and spice. The texture shows impressive density, but the crisp acidity ensures that this stays lively and dynamic on the palate. The grapes are from the hectare the Chartron family owns here; they were lightly crushed and gently pressed before fermentation in cask (30% new). This will open more in five to seven years and should drink well for at least another 30. (Drink between 2030 - 2050)
John Gilman 95 pts! Every time I taste with Jean-Michel Chartron, it seems I am blown away by his Clos de la Pucelle and cannot imagine the Clos des Caillerets topping it, but somehow, it always seems to just nose it out. Such is the case with the brilliant 2023 version. The wine’s aromatic constellation is utterly refined, offering up scents of lemon, pear, fresh almond, a gorgeous foundation of limestone minerality, apple blossoms, citrus zest and a deft framing of new oak. On the palate the wine is precise, racy, full-bodied and seamlessly balanced, with a stunning core of fruit, great mineral drive and cut, energetic and very, very long, on the complex and utterly vibrant finish. (Drink between 2030 - 2065)