The 2009 Puligny-Montrachet Les Folatieres is a marvelously complete wine that brings together fruit and minerality in an uncommonly elegant style. The wine shows marvelous persistence in its spherical fruit and fabulous, delineated finish. Sweet floral notes add freshness and vibrancy throughout. The Folatieres is made from two parcels; the first in En La Richarde, the second in Folatieres itself. In this vintage the fruit from both sites was vinified together. Anticipated maturity: 2013+. This is a beautiful set of wines from Etienne Sauzet. Proprietor Gerard Boudot emphasized the importance of keeping yields low and picking early. The harvest began on September 7. Boudot did a very light batonnage, and the wines saw approximately 20% new oak. The 2009s were bottled beginning in August 2010, but the premier and grand crus weren’t bottled until March 2011. Importer: Vineyard Brands, Birmingham, AL; tel. (205) 980-8802