Domaine Leflaive
Pouilly-Fuissé Chardonnay
Pouilly-Fuissé, Mâconnais, Burgundy, France
Solid bottle, has all I want in a bottle of Chardonnay.
Solid bottle, has all I want in a bottle of Chardonnay.
Dec 18th, 2025
Bare with me as I attempt to describe the nose, imagine the nose from turkey dinner the day after when you’re seeking a turkey sandwich from Thanksgiving Day leftovers immediately after peeling back the foil. There is a lot going on the palate. White blossoms and mandarin orange on the front palate, honeysuckle mid palate with appropriate acid mid-back palate that increase with time - perfect finish!
Bare with me as I attempt to describe the nose, imagine the nose from turkey dinner the day after when you’re seeking a turkey sandwich from Thanksgiving Day leftovers immediately after peeling back the foil. There is a lot going on the palate. White blossoms and mandarin orange on the front palate, honeysuckle mid palate with appropriate acid mid-back palate that increase with time - perfect finish!
Mar 13th, 2021
Crushed stones. Mineral, caramel. Steely. BTG at Eau Vin in Shinjuku
Crushed stones. Mineral, caramel. Steely. BTG at Eau Vin in Shinjuku
Dec 31st, 2019
Baby Chassagne/Meursault? Textured, round, complex. Nose and palate show tremendous depth and balance. Still shows that bright zippy acid I get in Maconnais wines.
Baby Chassagne/Meursault? Textured, round, complex. Nose and palate show tremendous depth and balance. Still shows that bright zippy acid I get in Maconnais wines.
Feb 10th, 2016
Nose is restrained. Lemon, lemon curd, white flowers and a wee bit caramel popcorn. Tastes like it noses with some vanilla.
Not the Leflaive I was expecting. Good but not wildly impressed.
Nose is restrained. Lemon, lemon curd, white flowers and a wee bit caramel popcorn. Tastes like it noses with some vanilla.
Not the Leflaive I was expecting. Good but not wildly impressed.
Beautiful expression. I’m a big fan of Ch Fuisse but this may surpass that.
Beautiful expression. I’m a big fan of Ch Fuisse but this may surpass that.
Apr 29th, 2022
A lovely example the vintage. Impeccably balanced with just enough richness to off set the acidity.
A lovely example the vintage. Impeccably balanced with just enough richness to off set the acidity.
Apr 7th, 2019