Leflaive
Puligny Montrachet, Les Pucelles, 1er Cru, 2023
justerini & brooks tasting note
Emanating from three parcels from the heart of the Pucelles vineyard situated next to Bienvenue-Bâtard-Montrachet. Pure, mineral and fine but sweeter, more seductive and silkier than ever before.
critic reviews
93/100Neal Martin,Vinous
The 2024 Puligny-Montrachet Les Pucelles 1er Cru, which Brice de la Morandière quipped was a "Grand Cru" (well, he does have grounds), has a succinct bouquet with lime, citrus peel and light flinty aromas that gradually unfurl in the glass. The palate is well balanced, cut from a similar cloth to the Les Combettes but with a slightly creamier texture. Perhaps it does not quite have the same "electricity" as the latter. This is long in the mouth, but juxtaposing the two cuvées I might err towards the Les Combettes.
DRINKING WINDOW 2027 - 2046
date of review 08/2025