Pernot/Paul Puligny-Montrachet 1er cru Les Chalumeaux 2020

92 points/'Outstanding,' Allen Meadows (Burghound): "(from vines planted in 1965, which are the oldest of the domaine). This is the first wine to display anything more than a trace of reduction and here it's enough to completely overshadow the fruit. More interesting are the sleek and delicious flavors that possess a lovely sense of underlying tension as well as more evident minerality on the impressively long finale. Worth considering. Drink: 2027+. (Jun 2022)"

92 points Jasper Morris, MW (Inside Burgundy): "Mostly from la Jacquelotte. One of the paler colours but with more floral character on the nose. Then finely chiselled afterwards in the mouth. This is a pretty wine which sadly got frosted out in 2021. Tasted: October 2021. (Dec 2021)"

91 points William Kelley (Wine Advocate): "The 2020 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Chalumaux bursts with aromas of pear, peach, confit citrus, hazelnuts and flowers. Medium to full-bodied, ample and fruit-driven, but with good underlying tension and cut, it's one of the highlights of the range. Drink: 2021-2036. (Jan 2022)"

Bill Nanson (Burgundy Report): "(Bottom of the vineyard, red soil. Above is a more meagre soil with more silex – it’s an old cleared wood, we think it less interesting there.’ Oldest vines of the domain, planted in 1954 but the vines still suffer from the dryness as you quickly hit the mother rock.) A little more open and with more aromatic dimension showing today. An extra burst of flavour energy here – this is showing very well indeed. The finish narrows more quickly than most but holds just as well – a long diminuendo here. Lovely wine. (Nov 2021)"