ETIENNE SAUZET MONTRACHET GRAND CRU 2003

The White Wines of Puligny-Montrachet are probably the most famous and most widely acclaimed in the world. This is undoubtedly due to the local microclimates and the clay, siliceous sand and lime contents of the soil. The domaine of Etienne Sauzet is made up of 26 acres, much of it in the heart of the premier crus vineyards of Puligny- Montrachet. The average age of the vines is 30-35 years. Gérard Boudot, owner and winemaker of Domaine Sauzet, is seeking “maximum finesse and an individual expression of the climate.” M. Boudot, who married the granddaughter of the late Etienne Sauzet, runs the domaine and has modernized and improved the vinification, making the wines of this domaine among the most sought-after White Wines of Burgundy. The estate has been bottling 100% of its production since the early 1950’s. Since 1975, the domaine has been selling the entirety of its production in bottle.