Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Folatières

Domaine Bernard-Bonin

Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Folatières

Producer
Domaine Bernard-Bonin

Country
France

Region
Burgundy

Sub-Region
Côte de Beaune

Appellation
Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru

Farming
Sustainable, Organic (Ecocert), Biodynamic (Demeter), Vegan

Varietals
100% Chardonnay

Vineyards & Viticulture
Puligny's largest 1er Cru vineyard (17 hectares) and considered one of its finest, on the same slope and contour level as Montrachet and Chevalier-Montrachet. Vines were planted in the late 1930s. Folatières means "folles-terres" in old French, and this was once considered a haunted site. The Bonin's parcel is located within the lieu-dit of Peux Bois (1.5ha) meaning "ugly wood" just next to the En la Richarde parcel. This is just above the slope from Le Cailleret, and just alongside Les Demoiselles, north of Chevalier-Montrachet.

Soils
A thin layer (less than 20cm) of clay and chalk on top of bedrock

Harvest & Vinification
The Premier Cru sites are harvested last. Aged on the lees for 18 months in 228L oak, 10% new. Unfined and unfiltered.