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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
I was delighted that I had the opportunity to visit Domaine Leflaive on my March 2017 trip to Burgundy ... to taste some of the 2015s with the new manager of the estate Pierre Vincent. Me and Leflaive - we go back many years - and she (Anne-Claude Leflaive) has given me some of the greatest …
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The 2008 Domaine Leflaive Chevalier-Montrachet is a tremendous effort ... deep, weighty and intense - yet it has maintained the core quality of the 2008 vintage .. the vibrant freshness and acidity. The nose offer deep white and yellow fruits - slight maturing detectable .. but very fresh .. with a …
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A very pleasent surprise ... the 2006 Leflaive's are a mixed bunch, some very ripe and with high alcohol levels. This example of the 2006 Laflaive Chevalier-Montrachet did however show magnificently. It's a rich and ripe Chevalier, with plenty of fruit, still some exotic orchard fruit notes in …
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Last week it became clear that the April frost damage made it almost impossible to produce Montrachet for several owners on the Chassagne side of Montrachet - Le Montrachet. The April frost had reduced the yields by more than 90%, and therefore reduced size of the individual cuvées considerably. …
This bottle of the 2000 Puligny-Montrachet Les Pucelles from Domaine Leflaive is in my view close to it's peak ... and one of the best examples I have tasted (there are some bottle variation in the 2000 Pucelles). The bouquet offer fine and delicate mature notes - yellow fruits, hazelnuts still good …
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