Puligny

Their Chardonnay de Bourgogne ($19), sourced from the Macon and vineyards around Puligny, is crisp and minerally.

Wine: Michael Shaps, a Virginia-Burgundy blend Dave McIntyre 2010

Inevitably we started comparing these great white Burgundies with women and we agreed that a Puligny was a beauty with distinctive bone structure, slightly more angular than curvaceous.

The Grace Kelly of Wines 2010

But like Puligny and Chassagne—and like the town of Lago in "High Plains Drifter"—Meursault has a dirty little secret.

A Place of Great Whites Confronts a Dark Mystery Jay McInerney 2011

This is elegant and sexy wine that might pass for a Puligny Montrachet in another producer's hands.

Brad Haskel: The Last Places You Would Look for Wine Bargains: Burgundy & Bordeaux Brad Haskel 2011

Last year, at The Food section's "Judgment of D.C." blind tasting of French and American wines, professional tasters from retail stores and restaurants mistook the Michael Shaps Chardonnay for a top-flight Puligny Montrachet.

Wine: Michael Shaps, a Virginia-Burgundy blend Dave McIntyre 2010

This is elegant and sexy wine that might pass for a Puligny Montrachet in another producer's hands.

Brad Haskel: The Last Places You Would Look for Wine Bargains: Burgundy & Bordeaux Brad Haskel 2011

Thomas Jefferson was a fan of Meursault, and for many wine lovers Meursault is the quintessential white Burgundy, easy to pronounce and easy to love, generally fleshier and more friendly than the svelte, steely wines of Puligny.

A Place of Great Whites Confronts a Dark Mystery Jay McInerney 2011

This is a junior Puligny Montrachet, like Grace Kelly as a teenager, crisp, bright with ripe fruit, zingy acidity and a stony core that reverberates on the finish.

Biodynamics: Natural Wonder or Just a Horn of Manure? jaY MCINERNEY 2010

Unfortunately for Puligny, though, the vineyard of Montrachet straddled the border between Puligny and the village of Chassagne, and the residents of that village, hearing of Puligny's application, quickly followed suit.

The Grace Kelly of Wines 2010

Puligny acquires great complexity with age, and the best premier and grand crus can improve for decades, although the village-level wines can often be enjoyed on release.

The Grace Kelly of Wines 2010