Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Combettes Matrot (Domaine) 2021
13%
1.5L
Intensity
A Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru of highest quality, known for its longevity and its white fruit, floral, citrus fruit, and cold stone aromas. An exceptional wine from land, perfectly suited for this grape and produced by a top estate.
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Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Combettes Matrot (Domaine) 2021
The wine
Domaine Matrot is one of the estates at the historical forefront of the great Meursault wines. Thierry Matrot, the father of Elsa and Adèle who have run the estate since 2016, started to work in the vineyard and the cellar with his father in 1976. After a destructive frost in 1976, Thierry Matrot decided to renounce all the chemicals used on the vine and replaced the fertilisers with organic ones. Since then, they have continued this progressive path with more respect for the soil, the terroir and the climats found in Burgundy.
The Matrot estate is known for the extraordinary longevity of its red and white wines. For years now, these wines have stood out with their flawlessness and elegance. This bottle of les Combettes Premier Cru comes from the north of Puligny-Montrachet on the border with Perrières in Meursault, and faces due east, on a gentle slope with a limestone-clay soil, perfect for Chardonnay. In fact, this Chardonnay has been produced with excellent artistry, very reminiscent of the quality you would find in its Meursault neighbours. The wine dazzles with notes of cold stones, citrus fruits with more finesse and less liveliness than the average Meursault.
This Matrot wine, made from vines about 40 years old, spent 15 months in barrels that had already been used once or twice before it spent three months in vats to gain tension and length. This results in a superb white wine with an astounding finish.
About the Producer Domaine Matrot
Joseph Matrot, the grandson of vineyard owners in Puligny-Montrachet, settled in Meursault at his wife's family domaine in 1914. Six generations later, the sisters Adèle and Elsa Matrot joined their parents Thierry and Pascale on the domaine. Since 2000, the 22 hectare vineyard has been converted to organic farming.
Detailed characteristics
Quantity: 1 magnum
Level: 1 NormalObservations: 1 Wax capsule, 1 Marginally scratched label, 1 Slightly creased label, 1 NormalOrigin: professional
Type of cellar: underground, natural cellar
Recoverable VAT: no
Original wooden case / Original case: no
French customs seal: yes
Alcohol percentage: 13 %
Region: Burgundy
Appellation: Puligny-Montrachet
Classification: Premier Cru
Owner: Matrot (Domaine)
Vintage: 2021
Colour: white
Service temperature: 14°
Size (in ha): 24 hectares
Intensity: smooth
Leading aroma: mineral
Tasting occasion: food-friendly wine
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