2006 Puligny-Montrachet Village

The 2007 growing season began early, noted Philippe Drouhin, and the veraison took place during humid August weather. As the grapes were already rich in sugar by then, this turn of events left them vulnerable to rot. In general, spots that went through veraison later produced healthier fruit, he added. Drouhin considers the quality of the '07 whites to be more heterogeneous than that of the 2004s, which he felt were more fruity and aromatic at the same stage of their development. Some '07s, he believed, were a bit flat following their malolactic fermentations, even if acidity levels are average. Drouhin describes the family's 2006 whites as "very ripe but with good acid behind them," while Frederic Drouhin referred to the wines as "charming, with sweet flavors that can be enjoyed on the young side-the reds too!"