2017 Etienne Sauzet, Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru, Les Combettes

The 2017 Puligny-Montrachet Les Combettes 1er Cru has a crisp, taut bouquet of orchard fruit, touches of limestone and a very slight hint of grilled almond. The palate is well balanced with a fine bead of acidity that cuts a swath through the slightly honeyed fruit. There are hints of egg whites toward the finish, but also wonderful spicy notes. Long, persistent and quite sensual, this is a lovely Combettes. Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting in Savigny-lès-Beaune.

Bright, light yellow. More complex and soil-driven on the nose than the Champ-Canet, hinting at stone fruits, iodiney minerality and hazelnut. Lovely plush, seamless wine with a sexy sweetness to its flavors of peach, flowers and minerals. There's an element of creaminess here that's nicely supported by harmonious acidity and minerality. Finishes with subtly, building spicy length and very good grip.