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2016 Jacques Carillon: Puligny in Prime Time

2016 Jacques Carillon: Puligny in Prime Time

When it comes to Puligny-Montrachet and its wide range of prized vineyards there's no address I fight harder to source than Jacques Carillon. And each year the quantities are always smaller than I'd wished for, but in 2016 the yields are painfully low. With only 5 hectares, Jacques has built up the domaine he inherited from his father, Louis, and taken the refinement and incisive detail of these Chardonnays to a new level. This is prime time Puligny.

Today, I'm very happy to offer the 2016 release that has just arrived this morning.

The Carillon domaine has roots going back to 1520, but it was Louis's work in the 1970's that caught importer Neal Rosenthal's interest. And starting with the 1980 vintage the wines were imported by him to the US. In 2010 the estate was divided in two between brothers, Jacques and François. While both produce top Puligny, the wines of Jacques see less bâttonage and focus more on tension and minerality,  just the way we like it.

Jacques Carillon's wines always have a wow factor when they're poured. There's a rigor and detail to them magically conveyed within the most elegant frame, sensually begging to be drunk. Rich, golden apple fruit and citrus marries perfectly to the salinity from this fabled village's limestone soils. Their arrival on the table marks a special occasion, no matter the designation of the bottling. As far as I'm concerned, his villages level Puligny Montrachet is simply the perfect bottle of white Burgundy.

Winemaking is similar to estates like Roulot with one year in barrel (never more than 20% new), and then to stainless steel tank for 6 months prior to bottle. This method employed by many of our favorite domaines is a crucial element in preserving the tension at the core of white Burgundy's allure. Never tiring, it begs you to come back to the glass again and again.

2.6 hectares make up the Villages Puligny Montrachet bottling. Aging in 225L and 600L barrels, 15% of which are new.

0.55 hectares for Les Champs Canet. Aging in 225L barrels, 20% new oak. The most linear and fine of the 1ers.

0.56 hectares for Les Perrières. Aging in 225L barrels, 20% new oak. The richest and most saturating on the palate of the 1ers.

0.25 hectares for Les Referts.Aging in 225L barrels, 20% new oak. The most elegant and complex of the 1ers, with a structure making it the most age-worthy of the trio.

18x 2016 Jacques Carillon Puligny Montrachet 
$94 per bottle.

12x 2016 Jacques Carillon Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Les Chanps Canet
$157 per bottle.

9x 2016 Jacques Carillon Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Les Perrières
$157 per bottle.

3x 2016 Jacques Carillon Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Les Referts
$169 per bottle.

1x 2012 Jacques Carillon Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Les Perrières
$146 per bottle.

1x 2012 Jacques Carillon Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Les Referts
$179 per bottle

4x 2004 Louis Carillon Puligny Montrachet 
$119 per bottle (September arrival)
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