The 2020 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Combettes once again dares to challenge—and to my palate, surpass—Leflaive's Pucelles. Exhibiting aromas of peach, pear, nutmeg, pastry cream and white flowers, it's medium to full-bodied, deep and multidimensional, with racy acids, chalky structuring extract and a long, resonant finish. This old-vine parcel was reprieved from planned replanting several years ago, and today's farming choices mean that it's going strong. ~ (96) William Kelley, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 1-31-2023

The 2020 Puligny-Montrachet Les Combettes 1er Cru has a lively mineral-driven bouquet with hints of shucked oyster shell emerging with time. The palate is very well balanced with impressive substance, veins of desiccated orange peel and quince and just a hint of spice toward the linear finish. This will need a bit of time. ~ (93) Neal Martin, Vinous 1-1-2023

Firm reduction masks the nuance of what appears to be ripe fruit. The middle weight flavors possess a highly sophisticated mouthfeel that is at once delicate but quite punchy while exuding a subtle minerality on the bone-dry finale that just goes one and on. This compact and very tightly wound effort makes it unequivocally clear that this is built to reward extended keeping and like the Folatières, it possesses enormous presence. ~ (96) Allen Meadows, Burghound 6-1-2022

Tank sample. Really lovely, sweet, concentrated fruit. Cusp of maturity, with incisive, crystalline acidity. ~ (17) Matthew Hayes, JancisRobinson.com 12-2-2021