Puligny Montrachet Les Referts Arnaud Ente 2010

Puligny Montrachet Les Referts Arnaud Ente 2010

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  • Vinous rating 94
  • Jancis Robinson rating 93
Puligny Montrachet Les Referts Arnaud Ente 2010
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75 cl

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Arnaud Ente Puligny-Montrachet Les Referts 2010 is a medium-bodied Burgundy white wine from the Premier Cru climat of Les Referts in the Puligny-Montrachet appellation of the Côte de Beaune. Formed in the early 1990s, Domaine Arnaud Ente is a boutique wine estate covering approximately 4 hectares. Their top cuvées are fermented and spend their first year in older oak barrels, then transferred to tanks for about six months before bottling without fining or filtration. The 2010 Les Referts captures with singular transparency the poise of the vintage, with harmonious notes of citrus, yellow stone fruits, honey and finely wrought minerality.
94 Vinous
Very pale lemon-yellow color. Vibrant but quite closed on the nose, hinting at lemon, white flowers and cardamom. Chewy, saline and impressively concentrated, with superb energy and definition to the flavors of crystallized lemon peel, tangerine, white peach and dusty stone. Conveys a powerful impression of bound-up energy. The very long, perfumed aftertaste leaves the retronasal passage vibrating with lemon and white flowers. This should enjoy a graceful evolution in bottle.Stephen Tanzer1st September 2012
93 Jancis Robinson
Juicy, succulent yellow stone fruits, floral infused honey and chamomile wrap around the palate as the 2010 Puligny-Montrachet Les Referts captivates the senses with its generous, inviting personality. The Referts is another of the more overt wines in this lineup, in relative terms. Suave, silky and impeccable, the Referts impresses for its fabulous balance and crystalline purity. Hints of white peaches, flowers, slate and crushed rocks flow through to the finish, where the personality of the vintage is most vivid. This is yet another great showing from Ente. Anticipated maturity: 2014+.

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This is a stunning set of wines from Arnaud Ente. The 2010s stand out for their transparency, expressiveness and purity. Ente began bringing in his wines on September 15. Yields were down about 30% on average. Ente gave the 2010s 12 months in oak followed by 7-8 months in steel. The wines were all bottled in April 2012. There are a handful of more famous domaines in Meursault, but few that can equal the level of the stunning wines found at this small, family run estate that captures the essence of the Burgundian vigneron spirit.

Importer: Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant, Berkeley, CA; tel. (510) 524-1524Antonio Galloni31st August 2012

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A leading light in Meursault, Burgundy, Arnaud Ente and his wife, Marie-Odile craft exquisite micro-production Burgundies that easily compete with the finest in the region. The Domaine owns four hectares which are managed with a very small and hands-on team. The key grape varieties here are Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, used to produce stand out Meursault, Puligny Montrachet and Bourgogne Pinot Noir that are renowned for their precision and elegance.

The style has tended towards the opulent, with late picking for fuller ripeness being a key part of Arnaud's philosophy in the 1990s. More recently though the wines have presented with greater levels of freshness and minerality as the winemaking practices have changed and evolved.

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