Chevalier Montrachet, Grand Cru
Leflaive

Chevalier Montrachet, Grand Cru


Destination

vintage


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2015
3x75cl
DP
£3,609.61

2016
3x75cl
DP
£4,233.61

2016
3x75cl
DP
£4,389.61


Leflaive, Chevalier Montrachet, Grand Cru, 2015

2015

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

Leflaive, Chevalier Montrachet, Grand Cru, 2015

Like all great Grands Crus and indeed like many of the wines in the Lelfaive cellar in 2015, this wine transcends the vintage. Tense, intense and with crystal clear definition, this boasts a remarkable balance of force, depth and precision. Haunting flavours of crushed rocks, flowers and sea salt. Complex and layered, but vital and razor sharp. An absolutely classic Chevalier-Montrachet that hails from old vines originally planted in the 1950s, with some replanting in 1974 and 1980.

ABV:
13%
94/100
Neal Martin, Vinous

The 2015 Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru has an aromatic bouquet of citrus fruit and mineral aromas infused with yellow flowers, along with beautifully integrated oak. The palate is very well balanced with a fine bead of acidity. Perhaps it needs just a tad more energy and tension on the finish, but it is a class act and will repay bottle age. Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting. (DIAM closure)
Date Reviewed:
11/2018

specifications

country:
France

region:
Burgundy


Producer:
Leflaive

style:

Grape Variety:

Allergen Information:
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Leflaive

Leflaive

Anne-Claude Leflaive's untimely death in 2015 was a tragedy for world of wine. The bio-dynamic revolution that she started in 1990 was her major legacy, one that seems well-secured following the succession of her nephew Brice de la Morandière. Dynamic and restless, Brice is constantly looking to take the Domaine's wines on to higher plains. Unfraid to take bold decisions, Brice moved to diam cork closures for the estate's entire production as of the 2014 vintage in order to guarantee consistent quality of every bottle. His masterstroke, however, came in early 2017 with the appointment of Pierre Vincent, ex headwinemaker of Domaine de la Vougeraie, replacing winemaker Eric Remy and estate manager Antoine Lepetit. There is much to come from Pierre and Leflaive no doubt, but in 2017 and 2018, he has already overseen what we believe to be the most vibrant young wines we can ever remember tasting at the estate. The classic Leflaive wine-making system remains barrel-fermentation, followed by a year's ageing in barriques, finished off by at least 6 months in steel tank prior to bottling.

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