Wine Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru "Les Combettes" AOC, 2011

Etienne Sauzet (Etienne Sauzee) is today one of the most famous farms Puligny, manages Gerard Budo (Boudot), highly respected in the community winemaker, who is also the husband of the granddaughter of the founder of the house of Etienne Soze. Gerard Budo - a favorite of the world's press, he even communal wine Puligny doing so luxurious that they were little that can compare, not to mention the Montrachet, Chevalier-Montrachet and Batard-Montrachet, which in his performance have always been at the top of the rankings. Today, the economy is in the possession of 8 hectares of vineyards, but Budo for example Lefleva, started buying grapes from those of its neighbors, who owns the best plots in the top cru Puligny. In this case, those and other wines are vinified and aged under one roof in a small family home on the outskirts of Puligny-Montrachet. Area Gran Cru Chevalier-Montrachet is 7.59 hectares. The vineyard occupies the upper part of the hill Montrachet. Age of vines more than 25 years. There is a legend that the owner of one of the farms in the commune of Puligny Senor de Montrachet divided it among his sons, one of whom was a knight (fr. - Chevalier) Crusades, hence the name of this grand cru.