Tasted blind at the annual “Burgfest” tasting in Bouilland. The 2013 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clos de la Garenne has a generous bouquet that is lifted by some rather obvious creamy new oak. You might describe it as a punter friendly Puligny. The palate is balanced with moderate weight, a little simple, and you could argue that it does not deliver the personality of some of its peers. It is a satisfying Clos de la Garonne, even if it does not quite fulfill my expectations from barrel. Tasted May 2016.

Straw-yellow. Peach, apple, pear and clove on the nose; cooler than the Meursault cuvées. Juicy and intense, offering sharply delineated, mineral-driven orchard fruit flavors. This wiry high-altitude wine is a bit austere on the back end.

Pale straw. Really quite heady. Broad and fun with a deep undertow of ripe fruit. Some grapefruit character and more immediate fun than many. (JR)