Domaine Leflaive

Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru Chardonnay

9.4497 ratings
9.4188 pro ratings
Puligny-Montrachet, Côte de Beaune, Burgundy, France
Chardonnay
Duck, Shellfish, Goose, Mushrooms, Manchego & Parmesan, Game, Pork, Squash & Root Vegetables, Chicken, Turkey, Cheddar & Gruyere, Meaty & Oily Fish, White Fish, Shellfish, Crab & Lobster, Cream Sauces
Top Notes For
Jay Kline

The 2002 pours a bright yellow color with medium viscosity. On the nose, the wine is developing and basically a meatball right down the middle of the plate. Powerful notes of ripe pineapple, some ripe stone fruit, lemon curd, marzipan, butter, minerals. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and has a great acid and mineral zip that helps cut through the density. This is a Chardonnay that so many producers desperately want to make but there are so few that can execute with this level of precision. Of the three wines in this flight it was sort of overshadowed early by the Sauzet and the Leroy Aligote…but that changed when the food came. Paired with the roulade du lapin, this was without equal. Drink now through 2032.

The 2002 pours a bright yellow color with medium viscosity. On the nose, the wine is developing and basically a meatball right down the middle of the plate. Powerful notes of ripe pineapple, some ripe stone fruit, lemon curd, marzipan, butter, minerals. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and has a great acid and mineral zip that helps cut through the density. This is a Chardonnay that so many producers desperately want to make but there are so few that can execute with this level of precision. Of the three wines in this flight it was sort of overshadowed early by the Sauzet and the Leroy Aligote…but that changed when the food came. Paired with the roulade du lapin, this was without equal. Drink now through 2032.

Feb 25th, 2025
Conrad Green

Lovely and pure and focused. Far underneath but lean and precise in top. Sophisticated and beautiful balance. Years ahead. Delicious. From mag

Lovely and pure and focused. Far underneath but lean and precise in top. Sophisticated and beautiful balance. Years ahead. Delicious. From mag

Oct 5th, 2024
Conrad Green

Premoxed. These wines are a sick joke. 😡

Premoxed. These wines are a sick joke. 😡

Aug 18th, 2023
Conrad Green

At last! A great bottle of recent Leflaive. A real stunner. Rich and powerful. Sweetness, white flowers, a touch of honey, minerality, chalk, a whiff of mint. Fresh yet powerful and intense. A great bottle. Wow

At last! A great bottle of recent Leflaive. A real stunner. Rich and powerful. Sweetness, white flowers, a touch of honey, minerality, chalk, a whiff of mint. Fresh yet powerful and intense. A great bottle. Wow

Apr 14th, 2023
Mike Saviage

Tasted blind. Medium gold color, heavy in the glass. Tropical nose. Notes of lemon creme, nutmeg, vanilla, almond paste, tan spice. Rich in the mouth, with a finish that packs a wallop. I start with thinking this is 92 Leflaive, but the acidity and structure in the finish pushed me to guess 93 Carillon BBM as the bottle. Over the night this got better and better, a full 7 hours after open/decant. As good as white burgundy gets. Thks Stan!

Tasted blind. Medium gold color, heavy in the glass. Tropical nose. Notes of lemon creme, nutmeg, vanilla, almond paste, tan spice. Rich in the mouth, with a finish that packs a wallop. I start with thinking this is 92 Leflaive, but the acidity and structure in the finish pushed me to guess 93 Carillon BBM as the bottle. Over the night this got better and better, a full 7 hours after open/decant. As good as white burgundy gets. Thks Stan!

Mar 5th, 2023
Conrad Green

Prem-oxed… I am so fucking over Leflaive

Prem-oxed… I am so fucking over Leflaive

Jan 26th, 2023
Conrad Green

Clear and d steely. Bright, lifted and sharp. Beautiful focus.

Clear and d steely. Bright, lifted and sharp. Beautiful focus.

Nov 16th, 2022
Mike Saviage

Tasted blind. Light gold color, a little lighter than the BBM next to it. Similar nose. Notes of citrus, petrol, wood, tan spice, some apricot and some white flowers. Massive richness in the mouth. Glycerol. More power and a little less acidity than the BBM, but over the night this ran ahead of it's peer. Guessed 99 Leflaive BBM. 97+

Tasted blind. Light gold color, a little lighter than the BBM next to it. Similar nose. Notes of citrus, petrol, wood, tan spice, some apricot and some white flowers. Massive richness in the mouth. Glycerol. More power and a little less acidity than the BBM, but over the night this ran ahead of it's peer. Guessed 99 Leflaive BBM. 97+

Jun 12th, 2022
LM Segal

Spectacular showing, white flowers, honeysuckle and apple on a killer nose leading a rich but somehow light and delicate Batard. Hazelnuts, light feathers of tropical fruit. Wow.

Spectacular showing, white flowers, honeysuckle and apple on a killer nose leading a rich but somehow light and delicate Batard. Hazelnuts, light feathers of tropical fruit. Wow.

Feb 5th, 2022
Lee Lightfoot

Exceptional. Length, power, toasted almond stone fruit brioche lemon curd. Could have passed for ten years younger.

Exceptional. Length, power, toasted almond stone fruit brioche lemon curd. Could have passed for ten years younger.

Dec 23rd, 2021