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Domaine Jean Chartron has a long historical background, having been established in 1859. It has a unique portfolio of vineyards that includes three famous clos: Puligny-Montrachet Clos de la Pucelle, Puligny-Montrachet Clos du Caillerets, and Chevalier-Montrachet Clos des Chevaliers. The estate …
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Domaine Jean Chartron is one of the prominent, historic landowners in Puligny-Montrachet, having owned several of its holdings for more than 100 years. Last month I had the pleasure of meeting Jean-Michel Chartron, who is now running the estate with his sister Anne-Laure Chartron …
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Not the biggest and not the greatest, but perhaps the most refined, delicate, and hedonistic of the Puligny 1ers crus. I am of course talking about the expressive, filigreed and poetic Les Pucelles. In Pucelles there is a clos, which is strangely not very well known to many collectors, despite …
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There is much great and interesting potential in Bourgogne, and now even "old" grapes like Aligote are being revived by new generations of growers. Jean-Marc Millot Alix Millot has really hit the heights with her 2019s, which offer vivid freshness and vibrant mid-palate fruit in both the lesser …
One of the best 1ers crus in Puligny-Montrachet is Le Cailleret, which neighbours both Montrachet and Chevalier-Montrachet - or does it? It's a unique cru. Previously a place to make red Puligny, it is today a complex collection of plots with part - actually two parts - now included in …
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