Freshly cut flowers can be discerned in the nose of the 2000 Puligny-Montrachet Les Folatieres. Light to medium bodied, softly-textured, and well-delineated, this is an earthy, spicy, pear-flavored wine with a lace-like character. Projected maturity: now-2009.
Importer: Vineyard Brands, Birmingham, AL; tel. (205) 980-8802. In addition, Vincent Girardin sells many of these same wines under the Baron de la Charriere label to European Cellars, Eric Solomon, New York, NY; tel. (212) 924-4949