2016 Puligny Montrachet Les Folatières 1. Cru Domaine Bachelet-Monnot Magnum

Pale lemon and lime, something slightly medicinal to the nose, some apples, nothing too ripe here, firm acidity, just short of volatile, slightly bitter finish. The wine seems rather awkward today though there is plenty in line for the future. Tasted: May 2019.

Pale, bright yellow. Pure, perfumed scents of white peach, anise, noble herbs and white pepper; the most classic of these '16s on the nose. Then sappy and dense but weightless, displaying more pungency and cut than the Referts. Not a fleshy style but the fine-grained, fully ripe flavors of peach and hazelnut boast excellent punch and clarity, not to mention finesse. The slowly building finish is thick and rich but firm-edged, even a bit youthfully tight (Marc Bachelet told me that he liked the reductive quality some of the estate's 2016s took on during their last months in tank). The Bachelets' vines are on the Meursault side of the appellation, just below La Truffière. Incidentally, the crop level here was 45 hectoliters per hectare in 2016, which Marc Bachelet said was the biggest crop in this premier cru since 2009.

Peach, citronella, hazelnut, mineral and toasty oak aromas and flavors are the hallmarks of this alluring white. Lacks some concentration but makes the most of its attributes. Fine length. Drink now through 2024.