2022 Henri Prudhon Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru ‘La Garenne’, Cote de Beaune, France

La Garenne sits high on the slope, just above the great Puligny-Montrachet premier cru Champs Gains, and bordering Blagny to the south. This represents Prudhons smallest holding, a parcel of 60-year-old Chardonnay vines on less than a tenth of a hectare (!). As befits its premier cru status, the Garenne is broader than Enseigneres, with a richer, more viscous texture, but still with a characteristically scintillating acidity. Because they produce only two barrels per vintage, this wine sees 50% new oak, but the sheer grandeur and density of the wine prevents it from being at all obtrusive.
Wine arrives the last week of February, 2025.