Domaine Leflaive

"The nose is shy, but this steps up to the plate, with flavors of lemon pie, peach and spring blossom. Stays focused and intense through the citrus...

"A racy style, this white is sleek and intense, with acacia and lime blossom notes leading the way for lemon, peach, spice and mineral flavors. Har...

"Note: Leflaive is the largest holder of Clavoillon with a whopping 4.8 ha holding that averages 40+ years of age. Here the reduction is sufficient...

"An overtly floral suffused nose displays notes of pear compote, citrus confit and subtle spice wisps. There is excellent vibrancy to the attractiv...

"A wonderfully floral-suffused nose reflects additional notes of petrol, citrus, white orchard and a hint of oak toast. The bigger and richer flavo...

"This is also sufficiently reduced to completely overshadow the underlying fruit. On the palate there is terrific, indeed almost painful, intensity...

"As is often the case, the nose is aromatically quite similar to the Pucelles though it's both spicier and more restrained. There is even better vo...

"The 2018 Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru has an intense bouquet of lemon thyme, crushed limestone, and traces of orange pith and citrus peel that g...

"The 2020 Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru dominates the range this year, wafting from the glass with notes of waxy citrus zest, white flowers, nutme...

"Prominent notes of honeysuckle, Granny Smith apples, spice and a plenitude of spice elements are similarly wonderfully fresh and bright. The rich,...

"Note: from several different lieux-dits, 30% of which is from Brélance with major contributions from Les Tremblots and Grands Champs An elegant, p...

"Seamless in texture and balance, this white caresses the palate with honey, butter, peach, apple and lemon cake flavors. Harmonious and approachab...

"An all-but mute if cool and elegant nose only grudgingly reveals its aromas of wet stone, white flowers, tangerine peel and jasmine tea. There is ...

"Smoky aromas of petrol, citrus confit and spicy pear lead to racy, elegant and more refined medium weight flavors that at once fine but dense, all...

"Things go up a notch or two with the 2010 Bienvenues-Batard-Montrachet, which appears to hover on the palate with the grace of a ballerina. The Bi...

"Bienvenues is generally less powerful than Bâtard at Leflaive, and that's certainly the case here. But what this impressive grand cru lacks in ter...

"1996 is particularly successful for Batard-Montrachet. Leflaive's explodes from the glass with highly-expressive mineral, hazelnut and toasty oak ...

"I can still recall back in the ‘80s and early ‘90s when the Clavoillon here was a bit chunky in personality and a bit of a weak link in the domain...

" The 1996 Chevalier opens with a classic Leflaive bouquet heavy on reduction. Powerful and intense, the 1996 develops beautifully with time in the...

"A ripe, toasty wine, very buttery. It has rich, almost sweet yellow fruit balanced with a wonderful mineral texture. The wine, of course, is still...