92/100: the Puligny-Montrachet Les Houillères 2022 acclaimed by Gilbert & Gaillard

It is the highest score the estate earned at this edition: our Puligny-Montrachet Les Houillères 2022 receives 92/100 at the Gilbert & Gaillard International Challenge 2026. The jury hails a “classy” wine, carried by the saline sensation so characteristic of Puligny's great whites.

Run by Gilbert & Gaillard, the French wine guide distributed in more than thirty countries, the International Challenge puts thousands of wines from all over the world before a panel of professional tasters every year. The wines are judged blind — the jury knows neither the producer nor the price — and only the cuvées deemed outstanding are awarded a medal.

Here is the tasting note published by the jury:

“Attractive, brilliant yellow colour. Polished, aromatic nose combining mineral, fruity and delicately oaky fragrances. The palate is classy, finely underpinned by a saline sensation that brings character and savouriness. A success.”
— Gilbert & Gaillard International Challenge 2026 jury

The Les Houillères lieu-dit lies on the edge of Puligny-Montrachet, a village whose whites are among the most sought-after in the world. On these limestone soils, Chardonnay gains the saline minerality and tension that are the signature of great Puligny. Hand harvesting and precise ageing in oak barrels complete the work of an exceptional terroir.

With 92/100, this Puligny-Montrachet stands as one of the finest achievements of the Mac Mahon family estate, Duc de Magenta, and confirms the class of the 2022 vintage in the Côte de Beaune. The wine is available from the estate's online shop — a cuvée not to be missed by lovers of great white Burgundy.

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