Domaine Leflaive
Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru Chardonnay
Puligny-Montrachet, Côte de Beaune, Burgundy, France
Bright lemon with a touch of honey. Gorgeous fruit but a bit of premature age showing.
Bright lemon with a touch of honey. Gorgeous fruit but a bit of premature age showing.
Jan 18th, 2023Way too advanced. Apple and gold. On the palate pretty good- fresher than it smells. But this is on the turn. Really not right given how much these cost.
Way too advanced. Apple and gold. On the palate pretty good- fresher than it smells. But this is on the turn. Really not right given how much these cost.
May 2nd, 2019One of the greatest wines I have ever enjoyed red or white. Rich yet zesty, sizzling yet abundantly fruited, chiseled yet tender ... Perfume like aromas: apple and pear, exotic woods, vanilla, cream, beeswax, toasted brioche, raw earth, wet stone, wild flowers and Lemon Curd... it was sensory overload - an explosion of nuance - The richness gave way to the acidity; The structure gave way to the terroir and yet the Riches was still there as was the acid as was the terroir on an on and on - perfection!!! Served out of 3 L at Gwen restaurant on Sunset Blvd during the "best bottle" dinner hosted by wineLA on February 8, 2017. 100 points drink now through the rest of your life time.... I do hope to try this again someday somewhere.
One of the greatest wines I have ever enjoyed red or white. Rich yet zesty, sizzling yet abundantly fruited, chiseled yet tender ... Perfume like aromas: apple and pear, exotic woods, vanilla, cream, beeswax, toasted brioche, raw earth, wet stone, wild flowers and Lemon Curd... it was sensory overload - an explosion of nuance - The richness gave way to the acidity; The structure gave way to the terroir and yet the Riches was still there as was the acid as was the terroir on an on and on - perfection!!! Served out of 3 L at Gwen restaurant on Sunset Blvd during the "best bottle" dinner hosted by wineLA on February 8, 2017. 100 points drink now through the rest of your life time.... I do hope to try this again someday somewhere.
Feb 9th, 2017"Ice cream cone in your nose and caramel on your palette." - Dan McCarthy
"Ice cream cone in your nose and caramel on your palette." - Dan McCarthy
Feb 23rd, 20152007, in magnum, singing like a choir.
2007, in magnum, singing like a choir.
Nov 28th, 2014Nice focus. Turned beautiful after two hours in the glass.
Nice focus. Turned beautiful after two hours in the glass.
Oct 31st, 2014
Thought this was slightly past its peak
Thought this was slightly past its peak
Mar 3rd, 2024
Sadly premoxed. Not undrinkable but what the heck?
Sadly premoxed. Not undrinkable but what the heck?