2010 Puligny Montrachet Les Folatieres

The 2010 Puligny-Montrachet Les Folatieres jumps from the glass with hints of white flowers, honey, spices and yellow stone fruits. It combines the energy of the Pucelles with the softer, more generous expression of the Champ Gain, one of the Puligny bottlings in Leflaive's negociant line. Anticipated maturity: 2012+. Olivier Leflaive's domaine lineup will be getting a big boost in the next few years with the addition of parcels in Sous le Dos d-Ane, Pucelles, Folatieres, Chevalier-Montrachet, and Batard-Montrachet that previously were part of the Domaine Leflaive holdings. In addition, Olivier Leflaive continues with a negociant operation, whose wines are reviewed separately to avoid confusion. Overall, I find the Domaine Olivier Leflaive bottlings more interesting than the Maison wines. All of these 2010s are fairly open and accessible. The best wines may hold for some time, but I don't think cellaring will result in meaningfully more complexity. Importer: Frederick Wildman and Sons Ltd, New York, NY; tel. (212) 355-0700