Winemaker Notes
Their 0.35 hectare parcel was planted in the 1970s on a hillside of limestone and marly soils and with an ideal southeastern exposure. The family attributes the harmonious balance of the wine to the geological balance of limestone and clay in the soil.
Professional Ratings
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Decanter
The 2023 Folatières from Génot-Boulanger is marvellous. Slightly restrained on the initial attack, it opens up on the palate with lemon peel, pear and gooseberry aromas, plus a hint of smoky reduction. The texture has heft and flesh, but also a lively acidity to drive the wine to a lingering finish. The grapes are from 0.33ha in Au Chaniot near Le Caillerets; they were crushed and fermented in mostly used casks. This will open in five to seven years and drink for 25 beyond that.
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Vinous
The 2023 Puligny-Montrachet Les Folatières 1er Cru has the best aromatics with mineral-rich citrus fruit notes and much more tension compared to the La Garenne. The palate is fresh and vibrant on the entry, with a keen thread of acidity and a twist of sour lemon toward the finish. There's plenty of energy in this Puligny. This will age very well in bottle.
Barrel Sample: 92-94
One of the most popular and versatile white wine grapes, Chardonnay offers a wide range of flavors and styles depending on where it is grown and how it is made. While it tends to flourish in most environments, Chardonnay from its Burgundian homeland produces some of the most remarkable and longest lived examples. California produces both oaky, buttery styles and leaner, European-inspired wines. Somm Secret—The Burgundian subregion of Chablis, while typically using older oak barrels, produces a bright style similar to the unoaked style. Anyone who doesn't like oaky Chardonnay would likely enjoy Chablis.
A source of some of the finest, juicy, silky and elegantly floral Chardonnay in the Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet lies just to the north of Chassagne-Montrachet, a village with which it shares two of its Grands Crus vineyards: Le Montrachet itself and Bâtard-Montrachet. Its other two, which it owns in their entirety, are Chevalier-Montrachet and Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet. And still, some of the finest white Burgundy wines come from the prized Premiers Crus vineyards of Puligny-Montrachet. To name a few, Les Pucelles, Le Clavoillon, Les Perrières, Les Referts and Les Combettes, as well as the rest, lie northeast and up slope from the Grands Crus.
Farther to the southeast are village level whites and the hamlet of Blagny where Pinot Noir grows best and has achieved Premier Cru status.