Chevalier Montrachet, Grand Cru
Leflaive

Chevalier Montrachet, Grand Cru


Destination

vintage


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2016

3x75cl

DP

£4,233.61


2016

3x75cl

DP

£4,389.61



Leflaive, Chevalier Montrachet, Grand Cru, 2016

2016

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

Leflaive, Chevalier Montrachet, Grand Cru, 2016
ABV:
13.5%
93-95/100
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous

(as with the Bâtard, the yield was not much more than ten hectoliters per hectare): Very pure aromas of lemon, lime, white flowers and liquid stone. Quite rich and concentrated but tight and youthfully clenched. There was very little fruit in 2016 from the upper, more minerally part of the vineyard, noted Brice de la Morandière, which may have resulted in a heavier wine than normal. But this wine boasts a strong spine, even if it's still an infant today.
Date Reviewed:
09/2018

specifications

country:
France

region:
Burgundy


Producer:
Leflaive

style:

Grape Variety:

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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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