Etienne Sauzet, Puligny Montrachet Champ Canet Vintage:2005 This is one of the

This is one of the top releases from Piedmont this year

with a hint of black pepper in the cherry centric

but much of that has been absorbed into the wine

offering deeply concentrated raspberry

As it was from cask this is more restrained than usual and it requires aggressive swirling to coax the pure and spicy essence of red berry fruit aromas to emerge from the glass where there is a slight hint of herbal tea present

Etienne Sauzet, Puligny Montrachet Champ Canet Vintage:2005 This is one of the(from a full 1 ha parcel of 40+ year old vines aged in approximately 1 3 new oak with a slightly longer levage than the prior wines). This is quite ripe, indeed to the point that there is a mild exoticism to the very fresh, layered and slightly honeyed aromas that precede equally ripe full bodied flavors that are sleekly muscular, all wrapped in a rich, full and mouth coating finish thanks to the impressive amounts of dry extract. This is a