Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru “Hameau de Blagny” AOC 2023

Wine description for Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru “Hameau de Blagny” AOC 2023 by Thomas-Collardot

Character

A Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru of the understated school: salty, taut, precise. Chardonnay without make-up – fine citrus fruit, a cool chalky texture, a dry, linear drive with no buttered toast or clouds of vanilla. Transparency instead of opulence, grain instead of breadth.

Terroir & Origin

The Hameau de Blagny vineyard site is one of the Premier Crus of Puligny-Montrachet, the most famous white wine village on the Côte de Beaune. The Domaine Thomas-Collardot cultivates just 2.5 hectares – a family estate whose vines trace back to Jacqueline Collardot’s grandfathers Henri Chavy and Maurice Thomas. They have been vinifying their own wines since 2015, and her son Matthieu joined in 2018; the estate is organic-certified. Annual production of around 10,000 bottles – craftsmanship rather than spectacle.

Grape Variety & Vinification

Pure Chardonnay, crafted with a gentle hand: soft pressing, 24 hours of settling, ageing in used 228-litre pièces so that the wood only whispers. The Premier Cru wines rest 16 months on the fine lees, are only lightly filtered and not fined at all; sulphur additions are largely dispensed with. The result: fine grain, razor-sharp freshness, a chalky-saline finish.

Food Pairings

A wine that enlivens the table rather than dominating it. Ideal pairings: pike-perch in beurre blanc, grilled sole, crustaceans such as lobster or langoustines, alongside veal sweetbreads or braised fennel. Also a triumph with aged Comté. Young and taut now – those who can muster three to five years of patience will be rewarded with additional depth.