Domaine Buisson-Charles’s 2019 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Combettes is a tiny-production Chardonnay from one of Puligny’s most sought-after premier cru sites. In this vintage, it is also genuinely scarce: the domaine reports it as a single-barrel wine, amounting to roughly 300 bottles. Buisson-Charles is a long-established Meursault family domaine (fourth generation, with Louis Essa vinifying 2019) known for attentive, organic-leaning farming and picking on the later side to build ripeness while retaining “acidity and tension.”

Les Combettes sits on Puligny’s eastern side on an east-facing slope, with shallow, stony clay-and-chalk soils. The producer notes soils akin to Meursault Charmes-Dessus—clay-limestone with “very stony” light-brown topsoils—and indicates the parcel’s vines are over 40 years old, planted at 11,000 vines per hectare. In the cellar, fruit is hand-harvested with table sorting, pressed pneumatically, settled, and then aged in 228-liter barrels. It is bottled “without fining or filtration,” a choice that typically prioritizes texture and nuance over polish.

The most detailed published tasting note located comes via French retailer La Route des Blancs, which calls the wine “intense and refined,” with “an elegant nose of acacia blossom, pear, and soft citrus.” On the palate, the same source highlights Puligny’s drive and structure: “linear” and “tension-filled,” finishing with a “cuts-like-a-knife” impression. That note also flags discreet élevage that “needs several years to fully integrate,” suggesting this is built more for layering and longevity than immediate softness.

La Route des Blancs also cites an “average guide rating” of **94/100**—an excellent-sounding figure, though it is not attributed to a specific named critic. A suggested drinking window given there is 2024–2035, which aligns with the wine’s premier cru ambition and the domaine’s serious, unforced winemaking approach.