Leflaive Chevalier Montrachet Grand Cru 2014 750ml

Burghound.com, Jun 15, 2016
A hint of matchstick character doesn't materially impede the expressiveness of the elegant, ripe and airy aromas of citrus, wet stone and white floral scents. Once again there is excellent intensity and drive to the middle weight plus flavors that possess terrific mid-palate concentration along with plenty of the hallmark minerality, all wrapped in a hugely long finish. Like the Bâtard this will need an extended stay in a cool cellar to further develop the overall depth though again, everything is in place for this to occur.

Domaine Leflaive is the most famous estate in Puligny-Montrachet. Anne-Claude Leflaive became co-gérant of this famous Puligny domaine in 1990 - she move towards an organic approach to her vineyards.
After seven years of experiments, with one third of the domaine biodynamic and two thirds organic, the whole domaine was converted to biodynamic farming in 1997, following in the footsteps of Lalou Bize-Leroy and Nicolas Joly.
Leflaives have been extant in Puligny since 1717 but the real founder of the domaine was Joseph (1870-1953) who was succeeded by two of his sons, Vincent and Jo. Responsibility in today’s generation was at first shared by cousins Olivier and Anne-Claude Leflaive, with the latter taking sole responsibility from 1994. The domaine will lose Olivier’s share of the vineyards from 2009.
Leflaive has 22 hectares of vineyards, including 10 hectares of Premiers Crus (in Puligny Montrachet: Les Combettes, Les Pucelles, Les Clavoillons, Les Folatieres/Les Chalumeaux and in Blagny: Sous le Dos d'Ane) and no fewer than 5 hectares of Grands Crus (Chevalier Montrachet, Batard Montrachet, Bienvenues Batard Montrachet).

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