Saint-Aubin Murgers des Dents de Chien

This oddly named Premier Cru takes its name from the dogs’ teeth-shaped stones piled like dry-stone walls up the side of the vineyard. Murgers des Dents de Chien is just a stone’s throw from Le Montrachet and Puligny Cailleret, though at a slightly more elevated position. The terroir of the 16ha vineyard, with its limestone and marl soils and southeasterly exposition, produces Chardonnay wines of real refinement, offering a beguiling combination of richness, fruitiness and mineral freshness. Typically medium-bodied, these wines are also capable of good medium to long-term ageing.