When we inherited all the wine back, our determination was to pour some of the items we had in quantity by the glass. Just to bring down our inventory a bit. This afforded some diners to try some really amazing wines at stellar prices. Single-vineyard Merry Edwards Pinot Noir, Palmaz Cabernet 2001, Lewis Reserve Cabernet 2003, Ramey 'Hyde Vineyard' Chardonnay, Arnaud Ente 'Clos des Ambres' Meursault, and many more. In some cases, we were practically giving these things away.
We've passed that period and are now settling on the wines we'd like to use for some time. One of these wines is the 2009 Joseph Drouhin 'Puligny Montrachet'. We had a supply of the 2005 in our cellar and decided to use it. The response was very positive so I decided to move forward into the current vintage. Drouhin is a big producer, but the wines are solid and seem to hit all the marks.
This Puligny is no exception. Very classic fruits - apples, pears and crisp lemon. The minerality is played way down, but it's in there. The oak has presence, but not out of balance at all. In my personal opinion, it's very "middle-of-the-road", but also a really delicious by the glass option. I'd certainly take it over any of the domestic wines and it works amazingly with our Dover Sole.
I hope to see you for a glass of Puligny on your next visit!
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