Domaine Leflaive

Puligny-Montrachet

2014 Domaine Leflaive Bâtard-Montrachet

JAN 17 Pale lemon yellow. Apples, fruity, lemons, vanilla, spices, detailed, precise nose, focused, especially for the vineyard. Fresh acidity, fruity, fresh, detailed, lemons and apples, precise, nuanced, beautiful balance, long. 95-96

2014 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clavoillon

JAN 17 Pale lemon yellow. Apples, lemons, some spices, minerals, focused nose. Fresh acidity, apples, vanilla, minerals, lemons, plaster, detailed, precise and focused, vigorous, defined a stunning Clavoillon. 94-95

2014 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clavoillon

JAN 17 Decanted for 3 hours. Pale lemon yellow. Apples, citrus, floral, fresh, fruity, detailed, nuanced, almost transparent yet concentrated nose. Beautiful. Fresh acidity, fresh, fruity, precise, detailed and nuanced, superb freshness, concentrated, playful, beautiful balance, one of if not the best Clavoillon I've tasted. Long. 95

2014 Leflaive Meursault 1er Cru Sous le Dos d’Ane

SEP 17 Pale lemon yellow. Apples, minerals, citrus, some vanilla and butter notes, flinty nose. Fresh acidity, fresh, flinty, gunpowder notes, minerals, linear for Meursault, citrus, long. 92

2014 Leflaive Bourgogne Blanc

SEP 17 Pale lemon yellow. Apples, flinty, fruity, minerals nose. Fresh acidity, apples, fruity, minerals, elegant, lovely concentration for a BB, good length. 89

2013 Domaine Leflaive Chevalier-Montrachet
NOV 15 Pale lemon yellow. Citrus, lemons, floral notes, orange blossoms, minerals, detailed and nuanced nose, refined. Fresh acidity, fresh, lively, leaner, refreshing, detailed and long. 95

2013 Leflaive Bâtard-Montrachet

JAN 16 Pale lemon yellow. Apples, minerals, some citrus, vanilla, tight, almost firm nose at the moment. Fresh acidity, fresh, detailed, nuanced, lively, detailed, apples, lemons, pears, touch of peach, nuanced and long. 96

2013 Domaine Leflaive Bâtard-Montrachet
NOV 15 Pale lemon yellow. Lemons, vanilla, minerals, spices, some floral notes, brighter expression for Bâtard, lighter. Fresh acidity, fresh and fruity, apples and citrus with more subdued minerals beneath, detailed and long. 95

2013 Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Pucelles

JAN 16 Pale lemon yellow. Apples, lemons, fresh, minerals, tight, citrus, faint floral note far back. Fresh acidity, lively, fresh, detailed, playful, nuanced, lively, fresh, apples and lemons, minerals and almost salty note in the finish, long. 95-96

2013 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Pucelles
NOV 15 Pale lemon yellow. Apples, minerals, citrus, floral notes towards some lilies and orange blossoms, detailed nose yet firm and tight. Fresh acidity, lively, detailed, nuanced, minerals, intense yet again tight and firm, beautiful length. 95

2013 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clavoillon
NOV 15 Pale lemon yellow. Apples, minerals, citrus and lemons nose, detailed and refreshing. Fresh acidity, refreshing, fruity, minerals, playful, lemony finish, green apples, long. 94

2013 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet
NOV 15 Pale lemon yellow. Tighter nose, minerals, apples, citrus, some bergamot and floral notes. Fresh acidity, lively, fresh, detailed yet tight, good length. 89

2013 Leflaive Bourgogne Blanc

JAN 16 Pale lemon yellow. Apples, minerals, focused, lime, light mineral note nose. Fresh acidity, elegant texture, fresh, leaner palate, almost flinty finish. 88

2013 Domaine Leflaive Bourgogne Blanc
NOV 15 Watery lemon yellow. Apples, citrus, fruitier nose, some yellow fruits. Fresh acidity, fresh, again fruity and fairly rounded body, bit spicy, good length. 88

2012 Domaine Leflaive Chevalier-Montrachet
NOV 15 Pale lemon yellow. Minerals, vanilla, lemons, detailed, nuanced, apples, floral notes and a light exotic touch far back. Fresh acidity, fruity, detailed, apples, lemons, layered, refreshing, detailed and nuanced, very long. 96

2012 Domaine Leflaive Bâtard-Montrachet
NOV 15 Pale lemon yellow. Apples, minerals, tight, detailed, citrus and floral notes nose, again refined and layered, not as bombastic as some Bâtard’s. Fresh acidity, fresh, detailed, fruity, tighter and firmer than 2013 at this stage, long. 95

2012 Domaine Leflaive Batard-Montrachet
JAN 15 Lyst strågul. Epler, mineraler, detaljert duft, frisk, floral, appelsinblomst, elegant og nyansert. Frisk syre, elegant, kremet, livlig, sitrus, frisk og detaljert, lang og nyansert. 96

2012 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles

JUN 15 Pale lemon yellow. Minerals, lemons, apples, deeper citrus, elegant nose. Fresh acidity, elegant, lively, fresh, detailed, playful, lovely balance, precise and pure. 94

2012 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clavoillon
NOV 15 Pale lemon yellow. Minerals, flint, lemons, fresh and detailed nose, refined. Fresh acidity, detailed, nuanced, somewhat firm, long. 93

2012 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clavoillon

JUN 15 Pale lemon yellow. Apples, minerals, detailed, elegant nose, pure. Fresh acidity, fruity, rounded, fresh and lively, elegant and playful, long. 93

2012 Leflaive Macon-Verze
JAN 15 Strågul. Epler, mineraler, sitrus og vanilje på duft. Frisk syre, fruktig, frisk, sitrus og epler, noe grapefrukt bittertoner mot finnish, pen lengde. 86

2012 Domaine Leflaive Bourgogne Blanc
NOV 15 Watery lemon yellow. Apples, minerals, citrus and fruity nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, rounded, elegant and fresh. 89

2011 Domaine Leflaive Chevalier-Montrachet
AUG 14 Pale lemon yellow. Detailed, nuanced, a bit tight, floral, citrus, apples and minerals nose, layered. Fresh acidity, fresh, detailed, superb balance, needs time to open, somewhat fuller for Chevalier. Long. 94-95

2011 Domaine Leflaive Bâtard-Montrachet
DEC 14 Pale lemon yellow. Minerals, citrus, orange blossoms, detailed, elegant and layered, very nuanced nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, ripe, rounded, detailed, intense, layered, not as fat as some Bâtard’s. Long finish, very long indeed. 96

2011 Domaine Leflaive Bâtard-Montrachet
AUG 14 Pale lemon yellow. Subdued nose for Bâtard, yellow fruits, minerals, apples, little bit tight. Fresh acidity, fruity, rounded, apples and lemons, quite intense but again subdued for Bâtard, long. 93-94

2011 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles
AUG 14 Pale lemon yellow. Citrus, floral, minerals, minerals, tight and needs air to open. Fresh acidity, elegant and refined if very youthful, detailed, layered and elegant, long. 93

2011 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clavoillon
NOV 15 Pale lemon yellow. Citrus, lemons, minerals, light smoky note nose, flinty. Fresh acidity, fruity, playful, citrus and lemons, detailed, layered, lovely balance, long. 94

2011 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Clavoillon
JUL 15 Pale lemon yellow. Marzipan, apples, lemons, some floral notes and light yellow fruity note. Fresh acidity, lemons, fresh, fruity, has some sweet notes, oak, vanilla, somewhat hollow, long. 92

2011 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clavoillon
DEC 14 Pale lemon yellow. Apples, fruity, starting nuts, minerals, ripe citrus nose, nuanced. Fresh acidity, fruity, lively, fresh, detailed, elegant, citrus, apples, intense minerals finish, long. 93

2011 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clavoillon
AUG 14 Pale lemon yellow. Apples, minerals, citrus, tight nose but opens up faster than the others. Fresh acidity, fruity, rounded, fresh and elegant, long. 91

2011 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet
NOV 15 Pale lemon yellow. Scented nose, minerals, towards flinty smoky note, citrus. Fresh acidity, fresh palate, citrus, minerals, focused and long. 90

2011 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet
DEC 14 Pale lemon yellow. Apples, minerals, smokey, citrus and light butter note nose. Fresh acidity, fresh and fruity, elegant, rounded, lively, very mineral finish, long. 91

2011 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet
AUG 14 Pale lemon yellow. Apples, minerals, light citrus note nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, elegant and rounded, not quite as playful as last vintage, fresh. 89

2011 Domaine Leflaive Bourgogne Blanc
NOV 15 Watery lemon yellow. Apples, minerals, light yellow fruity note. Fresh acidity, fresh, fruity, elegant and playful, creamy good length. 88

2011 Domaine Leflaive Bourgogne Blanc
DEC 14 Pale lemon yellow. Apples, flinty, fresh, light spicy note nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, fresh, lively, detailed, elegant, good length. 88

2011 Domaine Leflaive Bourgogne Blanc
AUG 14 Pale lemon yellow. Apples, lemons, citrus, light vanilla note nose. Fresh acidity, rounded and fruity, fresh, apples and light minerality, good length. Creamy finish. 88

2010 Domaine Leflaive Chevalier-Montrachet
FEB 13 Pale lemon yellow. Some vanilla, apples, lemons, minerals, some yellow fruits. Layered and complex. Fresh acidity, elegant and rich at the same time, mouthwatering, superb and lively, nuanced and very complex. Very long indeed. 97

2010 Domaine Leflaive Bâtard-Montrachet
FEB 13 Pale lemon yellow. Apples, lemons, minerals, ripe feel but never vulgar. Floral. Fresh acidity, elegant palate, somewhat fuller, mouthwatering, not as playful as the Chevalier, superb length. 95-96

2010 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles

JUN 13 Pale lemon yellow. Apples, minerals, deeper and layered nose, complex. Fresh acidity, mineraly and refreshing palate, superb elegance, mouthwatering, long finish. 93

2010 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles
FEB 13 Pale lemon yellow. Apples, refined minerals, some vanilla, almost scented. Fresh acidity, lovely balance, lovely apples and lemons palate, fresh and lively, very long. 95

2010 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clavoillon

JAN 16 Pale lemon yellow. Apples, lemons, light grapefruit note, minerals, a few notes towards orange flowers, delicate nose. Fresh acidity, ripe, apples, lemons, grapefruits, detailed, playful, beautiful lemons and minerals finish, long and linnear. Ads and ads with air, stunning. 95

2010 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clavoillon

OCT 13 Pale lemon yellow. Apples, minerals, focused, narrower nose, elegant and nuanced. Fresh acidity, fruity, elegant, refreshing, lovely balance, almost creamy texture, or rather rounded. Long finish. 93

2010 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clavoillon

JUN 13 Pale lemon yellow. Apples, minerals, yellow fruits touch, slightly ripe feel on the nose. Fresh acidity, lively, minerals, elegant and refreshing, long. 92

2010 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clavoillon
FEB 13 Pale lemon yellow. Lemons, apples, elegant minerality, nuanced and layered. Fresh acidity, elegant texture, lively and still subdued, very long finish. 93

2010 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet

OCT 13 Towards lemon yellow. Apples, lemons, minerals, focused, elegant nose, refreshing. Fresh acidity, elegant, refreshing, fruity, pure feel, long. 91

2010 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet

JUN 13 Pale lemon yellow. Citrus, minerals and apples nose, nuanced. Fresh acidity, lively, elegant and leaner style, refined, good length. 89

2010 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet
FEB 13 Pale lemon yellow. Apples, lemons, minerals, some vanilla. Fresh acidity, elegant palate, almost creamy and rounder Puligny, very elegant. Good length. 89

2010 Leflaive Mâcon Verzé

JUL 16 Pale lemon yellow. Faint candied lemons, fruity, rounded, apples and minerals nose, vanilla. Saffron. Fresh acidity, minerals, vanilla, smoky notes, elegant but lacks some concentration. 88

2010 Domaine Leflaive Bourgogne Blanc
FEB 13 Pale lemon yellow. Apples, minerals, nuanced nose. Fresh acidity, lively palate, elegant, good length. 87

2009 Domaine Leflaive Chevalier-Montrachet

AUG 17 Pale lemon yellow. Apples, citrus, lemons, some candied lemons notes, vanilla and spices, minerals, touch smoky nose. Fresh acidity, fresh, fruity, apples, pears, minerals, some vanilla, intense and concentrated, incredible length, this one just goes on and on. 97

2009 Domaine Leflaive Bâtard-Montrachet

JUN 17 Pale lemon yellow. Apples, fruity, vanilla, ripe, rich, some nuts, intense, minerals, flinty, layered and deeper. Fresh acidity, ripe, fruity, intense, minerals, apples, detailed, spices, touch of bitterness, vanilla, spices, rich and deep, very long finish. Not the most elegant but very impressive concentration and length. 95

2009 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles

SEP 15 Pale lemon yellow. Some floral notes, light lemons, minerals, some vanilla and light yellow fruity, detailed nose, pure and linear. Fresh acidity, elegant, refined, some minerals, fresh, nuanced and detailed, long. 94

2009 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles

SEP 15 Pale lemon yellow. Apples, lemons, lime, minerals, some peach and light yellow fruits nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, rounded, minerals, some vanilla, rounded, yellow fruity, long. 92

2009 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles

MAR 13 Pale lemon yellow. Some floral notes, elegant citrus, minerals and apples. Nuanced and layered. Fresh acidity, elegant and somewhat rich Pucelles, creamy and slightly fat, rounded. long. 92

2008 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet

OCT 13 Towards lemon yellow. Butter, creamy and apples nose, minerals beneath, almost smoky touch. Fresh acidity, fruity and lively, refreshing, quite mouthwatery, long. 90

2007 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clavoillon

MAR 13 Towards lemon yellow. Floral, somewhat scented, butter, some minerals, a bit fat style for Clavoillon and somewhat fatter than last bottle. After an hour, less fat. Still gorgeous acidity, superb balance, creamy texture, refined and long. 93

2007 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clavoillon
AUG 12 Pale lemon yellow, lime, "Røros-butter", fine minerals, touch of grapefruit and some floral notes with more air. Fresh acidity, focused and narrow minerality, tight, needed time to open. Fine and nuanced, long, elegant lemon mineraly finish. 93

2006 Domaine Leflaive Chevalier-Montrachet
SEP 12 Pale golden. Citrus, minerals, apples, vanilla, just a touch of fresh butter, roasted nuts and bacon. Fresh and lively acidity, superb palate, mouthwatering, refreshing and such elegance. Feels refined, gorgeous balance and extremelly long. 95

2006 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Pucelles
APR 15 Premox

2006 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles
FEB 14 Pale lemon yellow, tiny bubbles. Apples, yellow fruits, honey, beeswax, minerals, heavier nose. Fresh acidity, elegant if a bit thin mousse, fresh, lively, creamy and waxy, lively, long if lean finish. It is tiring even if this TN’s seems nice. 89

2005 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles
SEP 09 Lemon Yellow, elegant nese med tydelig fat og mineraler. Noe frukt langt bak. Pen syre, elegant kropp, men svært lukket. Noe fat igjen, men det er noe bak her. 88

2004 Domaine Leflaive Chevalier-Montrachet
MAY 12 Pale golden, slightly richer nose than Bienvenues, and somehow slightly more focused. Fantastic nose, subdued minerals, polished schistes is some kind of description, apples and delicate flowers. Fresh acidity, superb balance and gorgeous length. Stunning. 97

2004 Domaine Leflaive Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet
MAY 12 Pale golden, stunning nose, seductive, tender, transparent, layered, has everything. Stunning body, graceful, what a balance, marvelous wine and extremely long. A wine where it's easy to oversee the nuances. WOW! 96

2004 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles
MAR 12 Slight premox ruining it.

2004 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet

MAR 11 Pale straw yellow, minerals, vanilla, apples, citrus, elegant, some butter and oak shines through. Elegant acidity, medium body, fresh acidity, especially in the aftertaste. 89

2003 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Pucelles

JUN 17 Pale lemon yellow. Exotic spices, fruity, apples, ginger bread, rich nose, minerals, some nuts, flinty and smoky nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, intense, some bitter notes, spices, ripe, rich, intense, quite big, bit woody finish, long. 93

1999 Domaine Leflaive Bâtard Montrachet
DEC 09 Pale golden yellow, great aromas of some smoke, minerals, flint, apples, lemon, butter and nuts. Fresh acidity, complex and big as a Bâtard should be, but still this Leflaive elegance, not too much butter and nuts yet, perfect maturity for my taste, long length and great balance. 93

1999 Domaine Leflaive Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet
MAR 12 Pale golden, stunning nose, even more nuanced and layered than the Clavoillons a few minutes back, but tighter, not as giving. Fresh acidity, superb elegance, discreet, subdued, towards tender. Very long, not fully unlocking it's secrets to us this evening. 93

1998 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles
DEC 09 Pale lemon yellow, floral, elegant, very careful, hints of minerals and oak. Great acidity, balanced, more minerals, some vanilla, very elegant finish. 91

1997 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Combettes

JAN 16 Ox

1997 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Combettes

NOV 15 Towards lemon yellow. Very nutty and popcorn nose, minerals and smoky. Freshish acidity, lacks vibrancy and freshness, but not oxidized either, nutty and apply finish. With fresher acidity, it could have been nice. 88

1997 Domaine Leflaive,Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Combettes

NOV 12 Tiring.

1997 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er cru Les Combettes
MAY 10 Pale straw yellow, butter and minerals, complex, flint and smoke, fresh acidity, great balance, complex and elegant, nutty and long finish. 97 is underrated on white Burgundy (on those not oxidized that is.....) 91

1996 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Clavoillons
MAR 12 Pale golden. Stunning nose, WOW. Just a touch of popcorn to make it somewhat rich, more subdued of butter, minerals and citrus, gorgeous and elegant, layered. Fresh acidity, lively, perfection on balance, superb texture, the only thing was that it could easily be longer. 95