The 2017 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Hameau de Blagny exhibits a pure and expressive bouquet of crisp green apples, lemon and verbena. On the palate, it's medium-bodied, ample and open-knit, with tangy acids and a saline finish. Pure, elegant and understated, it will drink well on release.

The 2016 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Hameau de Blagny has a crisp, quite vibrant, mineral-driven bouquet that unfolds nicely in the glass. The palate is tensile and focused, very strict and linear with notes of green apple, cold stone and a touch of spice toward the blackcurrant and leaf-tinged finish. There is something forthright about this sample, and there is impressive sustain on the aftertaste. One to watch.

The 2015 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Hameau de Blagny, from vines located next to Clos de la Truffières and La Garenne, offers an outstanding bouquet with very expressive mineralité and tension: cold wet limestone and a light fumé scent. There is wonderful focus and sense of place articulated by these aromatics. The palate is fresh and vibrant on the entry, hints of guava on the entry lend a touch of flair, but then it reverts to a more linear, focused and tensile Puligny in keeping with the terroir. There is a lot going on in this wine and it should be fascinating to see how it evolves in bottle. Bravo!

The 2013 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Hameau de Blagny, whose higher attitude means that it usually ripens later than other premier crus, has a sedate and refined green apple, lime and wet limestone bouquet that is tightly coiled at the moment. The palate is crisp and lightly spiced on the entry. The acidity here is well judged and it just seems to “flow” on the finish. This is another top-notch 2013 white from Bachelet-Monnot, even if it does not quite have the same degree of enthralling delineation,