Jacques Carillon - Puligny-Montrachet

Jacques Carillon makes his Puligny-Montrachet from vines within this celebrated Côte de Beaune village, one of Burgundy's benchmark addresses for white wine. Chardonnay here typically shows the appellation's hallmark combination of ripe orchard fruit and mineral drive, built on limestone-rich soils that give the wines their characteristic cut and precision.

Expect a wine with weight and tension in equal measure, more open and generous than steelier Chablis but never heavy-handed. Serve chilled with lobster, turbot, or a simple roast chicken with tarragon, and it will hold its own against richer sauces without losing definition.