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Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet Les Pucelles 1er Cru 2018

A$1,950.00
AvailabilityIn stock
Volume750ml
VarietiesChardonnay
Region/CountryFrance, Burgundy
Rating92-95 points
Description

Domaine Leflaive needs little introduction to wine lovers. It has been described as Burgundy’s greatest white wine domaine, and while this is a pretty strong claim, it is a justifiable one. The Leflaive family has been in Burgundy since 1717, and began to take shape as a domaine in the early 1900's under the leadership of Claude Leflaive. The domaine gained its prominence in the hands of Anne-Claude Leflaive, who converted the vineyards to biodynamics in the 1990's giving the wines greater transparency in their expression of terroir.

Les Pucelles is one of Puligny-Montrachet's top Premier Cru vineyards, located at the very southern end of the Cote de Beaune. It lies on the hillside above the village itself and is planted entirely to Chardonnay, much like its Grand Cru neighbors. Les Pucelles Premier Cru wines are more elegant than most, with aromatic complexity and an almost sweet, nutty palate.

Leflaive have 3 parcels in the "Les Pucelles" appellation on Clay-limestone. "le clos du meix": (2.77 acres) planted in 1981 and 1985. "the great": (3.88 acres) planted in 1954, 1957, 1958, 1961 and 1963. "the small": (0.91 acre) planted in 1969. They do manual harvesting with grape sorting and optimisation of choice of date through parcel-by-parcel ripeness monitoring.

Domaine Leflaive needs little introduction to wine lovers. It has been described as Burgundy’s greatest white wine domaine, and while this is a pretty strong claim, it is a justifiable one. The Leflaive family has been in Burgundy since 1717, and began to take shape as a domaine in the early 1900's under the leadership of Claude Leflaive. The domaine gained its prominence in the hands of Anne-Claude Leflaive, who converted the vineyards to biodynamics in the 1990's giving the wines greater transparency in their expression of terroir.

Les Pucelles is one of Puligny-Montrachet's top Premier Cru vineyards, located at the very southern end of the Cote de Beaune. It lies on the hillside above the village itself and is planted entirely to Chardonnay, much like its Grand Cru neighbors. Les Pucelles Premier Cru wines are more elegant than most, with aromatic complexity and an almost sweet, nutty palate.

Leflaive have 3 parcels in the "Les Pucelles" appellation on Clay-limestone. "le clos du meix": (2.77 acres) planted in 1981 and 1985. "the great": (3.88 acres) planted in 1954, 1957, 1958, 1961 and 1963. "the small": (0.91 acre) planted in 1969. They do manual harvesting with grape sorting and optimisation of choice of date through parcel-by-parcel ripeness monitoring.

Ratings
Score92 - 95 points
ReviewerAllen Meadows
Review

A slightly riper and super-elegant nose offers up notes of petrol, white peach, floral and honeysuckle that are trimmed in discreet oak. The even more refined medium weight flavors also possess a wonderfully textured mouthfeel along with a bit more minerality before terminating in a palate coating, focused and strikingly long finale. This is also very classy and arguably even more stylish.

Specifications
ClosureCork
Serving temp11-13 °C
Alcohol13.5%
Cellar Until2030 - 2045
Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet Les Pucelles 1er Cru 2018
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