2020 Domaine Leflaive, Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru, Clavoillon

The 2020 Puligny-Montrachet Clavoillon 1er Cru has a delineated and tightly coiled nose with crushed stone-infused green apple, rather fresh considering the growing season, with hints of grass clipping. The palate is cohesive on the entry with a bitter lemon note that lends this Puligny tension; it's fresh and saline with a cohesive and persistent finish. Very classy and has immense promise.

The 2020 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clavoillon is lovely, unwinding in the glass with notes of citrus zest and pear mingled with hints of white flowers, bread dough and wheat toast. Medium to full-bodied, ample and satiny, with racy acids and a fine-boned, elegant profile, it concludes with a long, saline finish.

Single block of 5 ha in centre right of the village looking up to the Côte. Homogenous clay soil. Tank sample. Really quite lithe, with lemon-delineated, softly baked apple and a little oak spice. Lovely lively acidity and freshness. (MH)