2011 Puligny-Montrachet La Truffière 1er Cru

As a rule, the middle strip of the hillsides was favored in 2012, said Gerard Boudot, while the ripeness of the higher parcels tended to be more affected by hail stress."The wines from the high slopes are less easy to taste today," he added.Crop levels for certain wines were infinitesimal.For example, Boudot made just 100 liters of wine from his vines in Hameau de Blagny ("this was the epicenter of the August 1 hail") and this juice went into his village Puligny.Based on my side-by-side tasting of 2012 and 2011 chez Boudot, this estate had great success in 2011.Alcohol levels in '11 were about 0.3% lower across the board than in 2010 but with similar phenolic maturity, Boudot explained, adding that the combination of ripe grapes and low pHs was very rare.He did not chaptalize his 2011."This is a vintage to enjoy at all stages of its evolution--and certainly to start drinking before the 2010s," noted Boudot.