One of the most dramatic, enveloping wines in the range, the 2018 Puligny-Montrachet En La Richarde bursts with aromas of mandarin, pear, white flowers, honey and fresh bread. Full-bodied, satiny and layered, it's deep and concentrated, with bright acids and a long, mineral finish.

The 2016 Puligny-Montrachet En La Richarde unfurls in the glass with notes of buttered citrus, honeysuckle and smoky yellow orchard fruit. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, ample and broad, with a satiny, unctuous and immensely seductive textural profile, underpinned by succulent acids and concluding with a long, penetrating finish. It's one of the more immediate wines in the range.

From 25 ares in a lieu-dit that was formerly part of 1er Cru Les Folatières, the 2015 Puligny-Montrachet En La Richarde is captivating, bursting from the glass with an expressive bouquet of fresh peach, citrus oil, dried flowers and blanched almonds. On the palate, it's full-bodied, satiny and textural, even voluptuous, with extraordinary depth and persistence. It's an extraordinary wine that's more gourmand and expansive than d'Auvennay's Folatières, but not as tensile and chalky.

Bursting with floral, honey and lemon flavors, this white is classy and elegant, undercut with a mineral streak. Very long on the finish.—Tasted non-blind in Burgundy (January 2015). Best from 2018 through 2030.??–BS??Region: France / Burgundy / Puligny-Montrachet Select to Add

The 2011 Puligny-Montrachet En La Richarde are de facto vines belonging to Les Folatieres that were declassified many years ago. It has a strict, mineral bouquet with touches of lime flower and green apple: bashful but attractive. The palate is well-balanced, carrying the oak beautifully with superb definition, though it does not quite possess the tension on the finish of the Premier Cru. Still, this is a lovely Puligny to behold, albeit not one I would choose to lay down long-term. Drink now-2018. Having tasted the complete range of Domaine Leroy's wines in Vosne, Lalou Bize-Leroy hopped in her Toyota with her constantly quarreling canines and we follow her down to the back and beyond of Saint Romain to taste her complete range of Domaine d'Auvenay 2011s: two reds outnumbered by the whites. Most of us have more chance of spotting a yeti dining with a dodo at Ma Cuisine than drinking a wine from Domaine d'Auvenay, since the wines are produced in microscopic quantities and only fools would choose to resell them. To put that into perspective, when I visited the picturesque estate tucked away behind a leafy glade, Lalou pointed to what looked like a tin bucket and explained that I was looking at the entire production of last year's Criots-Batard-Montrachet, all 75-litres of it. But there is something magical that shrouds Domaine d'Auvenay and my few encounters have been memorable. Just last year, her Meursault Narvaux 1999 had the hubris to outshine a Corton-Charlemagne from Coche-Dury, and it remains the greatest white village cru that is likely to ever pass my lips. The 2011s were extremely good, but you probably know that already. What I appreciated was that they are very honest wines, respective of their terroirs, not all implicitly the greatest whites you will ever taste, but each adorned with individuality. I have few experiences of mature wines from Domaine d'Auvenay, but they do have an extraordinary propensity to age. Having said that, if my cellar was stocked with these wines, I would find it extraordinarily difficult to resist temptation. Importer: Martine's Wines, Novato, CA; tel. (415) 883-0400