Another domaine wine, the 2019 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Combettes exhibits aromas of pear, orange oil, buttered toast and white flowers. Medium to full-bodied, rich and elegantly enveloping, it's broad-shouldered and concentrated, with lively acids and a long, saline finish.

The 2018 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Combettes offers up aromas of orange oil, waxy citrus rind, fresh pear and white flowers, followed by a medium to full-bodied, satiny and enveloping palate that's supple and succulent, underpinned by lively acids and concluding with chalky grip. As usual, this was the first parcel Boillot harvested in 2018.

Boillot typically begins the harvest with this parcel, and the 2017 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Combettes was no exception. The wine is superb, unfurling in the glass with notes of mandarin oil, white flowers, ripe yellow orchard fruits, honeycomb and toasted hazelnuts. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, reserved ad tight-knit, with lots of old vine concentration and dry extract, concluding with a long, mouthwatering finish.

The 2015 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Combettes offers up notes of hazelnut, wheat toast, nutmeg and yellow orchard fruit; the prelude to a ripe, textural wine which lacks a bit of depth and tension to support its dramatic attack. In 2015, this is not quite as successful as the Perrières, Pucelles or Clos de la Mouchère—though it should offer plenty of near-term appeal in its lavish, open-knit style. Boillot acquired this parcel in 2011.

The 2013 Puligny-Montrachet les Combettes 1er Cru has one of the more mineral-driven aromatics at the moment with fine delineation, the new wood nicely integrated. The palate is fresh and vibrant with green apple, freshly sliced pear and impressive energy and weight on the saline finish. This is an impressive les Combettes.