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The Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Folatières – En la Richarde from the Benoît Ente estate is an absolute benchmark in the Côte de Beaune. Produced from old vines located in one of Puligny's most renowned climats, this great Chardonnay combines purity, tension and depth. The palate seduces with its mineral precision, chiselled finesse and remarkable persistence, the hallmarks of an exceptional wine.
The Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Folatières – En la Richarde from the Benoît Ente estate perfectly embodies the excellence and precision of the great white wines of Burgundy. Located in the upper part of the Folatières climat, the ‘En la Richarde’ plot rests on stony, limestone soils that give the wine remarkable mineral tension and great elegance.
The vines, some of which are over fifty years old, are cultivated with exemplary rigour, respecting the terroir and natural balances. Controlled yields and manual harvesting ensure perfectly ripe grapes with pure and complex aromatic expression. Vinification and ageing are precise and minimally interventionist, favouring finesse over power.
On tasting, this Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru reveals subtle aromas of white fruit, flowers, citrus and flint. The palate is straightforward and deep, carried by a chiselled acidity and a silky texture. The long, salty finish highlights this wine's exceptional ageing potential. A rare and sought-after great white wine for fine dining, crafted by Benoît Ente.
The Benoît Ente estate, a benchmark in Meursault, embodies the excellence of great Burgundy white wines. Through rigorous viticulture and deliberately limited yields, Benoît Ente produces Chardonnays of remarkable precision, combining aromatic purity, mineral tension and depth. His wines, sought after by connoisseurs around the world, express with finesse the identity of the finest terroirs of Meursault, Puligny-Montrachet and Burgundy.