I have a 3L bottle of 2019 Puligny-Montrachet Les Folatières that I plan to bring to a dinner. Most information on aging large formats seems to focus on champagne magnums. I’ve noticed 2019 magnums of white Burgundies, especially from Chablis, tend to be closed off, but I’ve read that 3L bottles age faster than magnums. Will this bottle be similarly closed off, or should it be fine to open?
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I probably wouldn’t open this quite yet.
You don’t even like WB, lol. But I agree. 
19s are shut down hard right now. 18/21 would be a better option currently.
I don’t buy white burgundy, but have obviously had a lot of it haha.
What about a 750ml or 2017s? Also decanting it wouldnt help much right?
750 would be better. Depending on producer 17 or 19 could be good.
17s are definitely starting to drink really well right now with a bit of air. Decanting the 17 is a good idea, but decanting the 19 is probably still not going to yield a great result.
I believe the 2017 is a leflaive pucelle, people have suggested to open that instead of the 2020s.
How long would you suggest decanting it or should I just open the bottle 2 hours before the dinner?
'17 Leflaive Pucelles should be amazingly good. I usually just do a quick double decant on whites not too long before dinner and that usually wakes it up a bit.
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For data points:
I had a 19 Leflaive Pucelles (courtesy of @Matthew_King & his crew) in NY last month. Was at its best 3-4 hours after opening. And delicious with those extra hours to bring out the complexity. Maybe Matt’s had the 17 recently?
I had a 16 Leflaive Pucelles which barely moved over 3 hours at a restaurant in Burgundy last Fall.
Personally, an hour+ cellar decant sound very reasonable before leaving for the dinner.
I had the 21 last year and it was drinking quite nicely.
Why would a 3.0l be more approachable than a 1.5l?
I was searching and came across this large format longevity - #6 by vincentD.
That was why I was confused too.
Read further down on the post. Dan K has a lot of experience with large format and thinks 3L age an additional 10-15% slower than mags.
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