Puligny-Montrachet “Les Climats” AOC 2024 1500ml Magnum

Wine description for Puligny-Montrachet “Les Climats” AOC 2024 1500ml Magnum by Thomas-Collardot

Character

A Chardonnay of almost ascetic precision: salty, taut, with precise citrus fruit and a fine chalky texture that washes over the palate like wet pebbles. Transparency reigns here, not opulence – no buttered toast, no clouds of vanilla, just cool, linear fruit and a dry, almost steely edge. The magnum bottle (1500ml) slows the wine’s evolution and preserves this fragile tension for years.

Terroir & Origin

From Puligny-Montrachet, the limestone heartland of the Côte de Beaune in Burgundy. The domaine cultivates just 2.5 hectares in vineyard sites such as Les Enseignères, Les Nosroyes and Hameau de Blagny – parcels renowned for their chalky minerality and taut acidity. The climate is typically Burgundian-continental, yet the soil is what truly matters: limestone and marl that lend the wine its salty precision.

Grape Variety & Vinification

Pure Chardonnay, vinified by Jacqueline Collardot and her son Matthieu with a gentle hand: soft pressing, 24 hours’ settling, and maturation in used 228-litre casks (pièces) without any new oak influence. Village wines such as this are aged 16 months on the fine lees, then only lightly filtered and unfined. Certified organic since 2021, largely without added sulphur – craftsmanship rather than spectacle.

Food Pairings

The wine’s saline structure calls for maritime precision: oysters or sole in a butter-lemon sauce, pan-fried turbot with almonds, lobster in a light bisque, or Poulet de Bresse in a morel cream sauce. It is also a revelation alongside young Comté or Chèvre. The magnum is ideal for the festive table, where the wine can breathe over several hours and unfold its full chalky depth.