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Bottle of Etienne Sauzet Puligny-Montrachet Les Combettes 2017 [NET]-White Wine-Flatiron SF

Etienne Sauzet Puligny-Montrachet Les Combettes 2017 [NET]

White Wine from Burgundy, France
by Etienne Sauzet
$240.00
NET

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What is this wine?
Domaine Etienne Sauzet is one of Puligny-Montrachet’s benchmark producers, celebrated for elegant, terroir-transparent Chardonnay. Les Combettes is a premier cru bordering Meursault, with clay-limestone soils that combine Puligny’s tension and minerality with Meursault’s breadth and richness. The 2017 vintage was a return to classicism in Burgundy after several warmer years, yielding whites with freshness, balance, and excellent terroir definition.

Why get this wine?
Sauzet’s wines are among the most admired in Puligny, and Les Combettes is a perennial standout for its complexity and age-worthiness. The 2017 vintage is especially prized for its balance and drinkability, offering both early approachability and cellar potential. Collectors seeking a refined expression of Puligny with depth and elegance will find it here.

What does this wine taste like?
Citrus, pear, and white peach with notes of acacia, hazelnut, and chalky minerality. Medium-bodied, precise, and layered, with lively acidity and a long, saline finish.

When should you drink this wine?
Best 2023–2035. Decant if drinking now. Ideal with scallops, lobster, roast chicken, or creamy risottos.

Emilie and Benoit Riffault are the 4th generation of proprietors at this storied estate. Emilie's parents converted the entire estate to biodynamic farming. She and Benoit continue the practice of aging their wines on the fine lees for 10-12 months.

Professional Reviews

Burghound

BH 95
"An admirably cool yet ripe nose offers up notes of white peach, honeysuckle, wet stone and soft spice nuance. The impressively-scaled, rich, full-bodied and palate staining broad-shouldered flavors brim with dry extract that does an excellent job of buffering the very firm acid spine shaping the wonderfully complex and lingering finish. This beauty is perhaps a bit more muscular than usual for a classic Combettes but the natural finesse is still present. Excellent."

Antonio Galloni

AG 94
"The 2017 Puligny-Montrachet Les Combettes 1er Cru has a crisp, taut bouquet of orchard fruit, touches of limestone and a very slight hint of grilled almond. The palate is well balanced with a fine bead of acidity that cuts a swath through the slightly honeyed fruit. There are hints of egg whites toward the finish, but also wonderful spicy notes. Long, persistent and quite sensual, this is a lovely Combettes. Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting in Savigny-lès-Beaune." -Neal Martin

Robert Parker

RP 94
"Unwinding in the glass with aromas of green pear, peach, orange oil, white flowers and nutmeg, the 2017 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Combettes is full-bodied, ample and fleshy, with a rich core of concentrated fruit, lively acids and muscular structure, concluding with a long, saline finish. This is a powerful but reserved Combettes that's the most introspective of these Sauzet wines." -William Kelley

Details

  • Grape Variety

    Chardonnay

  • Vintage

    2017

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Biodynamic

  • Style

    Earthy , Elegant , Minerally

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Medium Bodied