Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Folatières “Au Chaniot” AOC 2024 1500ml Magnum

Wine description for Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Folatières “Au Chaniot” AOC 2024 1500ml Magnum by Thomas-Collardot

Character

A Chardonnay of crystalline precision and quiet self-assurance. No buttered toast, no clouds of vanilla – instead, salty minerality, taut citrus fruit and a fine chalky texture that coats the palate like a delicate veil. Dry, linear and impressively clear. The magnum format promises a particularly slow, harmonious evolution over the years.

Terroir & Origin

Les Folatières ranks among the most renowned Premier Cru vineyard sites in Puligny-Montrachet, that celebrated village on the Côte de Beaune which serves as the global benchmark for great white Burgundy. Domaine Thomas-Collardot farms just 2.5 hectares – a family estate in the truest sense, run by Jacqueline Collardot and her son Matthieu. The vines stem from a heritage tracing back to Jacqueline’s grandfathers, Henri Chavy and Maurice Thomas. Since 2015, the domaine has vinified its own wines, and it has been organically certified since 2021.

Grape Variety & Vinification

Chardonnay in its quintessential Burgundian expression: gentle pressing, 24 hours’ settling, and ageing in used 228-litre pièces that have seen two to four previous vintages. The Premier Cru wines mature for 16 months on their fine lees. Filtration is light, fining is eschewed entirely, and sulphur additions are largely avoided. The result is a wine of fine grain and precise linearity – craftsmanship rather than spectacle.

Food Pairings

The taut structure and saline depth of this Puligny make it ideally suited to refined cuisine: grilled sole with beurre blanc, poached chicken in morel jus, monkfish on a bed of leeks, or a medium-aged Comté. Whether alongside risotto with white asparagus or simply with fresh oysters, this wine demonstrates why Puligny-Montrachet has set the standard for generations.