Aromas and juicy freshness of pear and peach, along with hints of sweet floral perfume and a subtle creaminess of texture make Boyer-Martenot’s 2007 Puligny-Montrachet Caillerets another of the vintage’s examples of unusual youthful generosity from a site whose wines are more often distinguished by minerality and youthful restraint. Not that this lacks for a chalky undertone, but persistently bright citrus, peach, and pear dominate the persistent finish, accented by faintly prickly notes of citrus rind. I would look for more depth in a couple of years and anticipate at least a half dozen of satisfaction.
Vincent Boyer’s 2007s – all of which were bottled by the following September, and weigh in at 12.5-13% alcohol – display a diversity of personalities, but share a sense of transparency to nuance, and a consistency of quality not equaled by his 2006s.
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