2017 Puligny Montrachet Les Clavoillons

The 2017 Puligny-Montrachet Les Clavoillons 1er Cru is open-knit, airy and very easy to like. Tangerine oil, white flowers, mint and a kiss of new French oak give this silky, inviting Puligny 1er Cru quite a bit of immediacy and appeal. Light tropical inflections develop as the wine opens up in the glass. I would give the 2017 a few years in bottle. If opened young, the 2017 benefits from aeration, which softens the contours and allows the natural radiance of the fruit to emerge.