Puligny-Montrachet, Les Pucelles, 1er Cru (1997)
Winery: Domaine Leflaive
Robert Parker Rating: 92
Best Drink Dates: 2001-2008
“Once again, Domaine Leflaive has crafted a superb Puligny-Montrachet Les Pucelles. The 1997 exhibits bright aromatics of lemon juice, stones, and white flowers, as well as a highly-expressive, medium-to-full-bodied character. This wine’s velvety-textured flavor profile is resplendent, serving up layers of nuts, toasty oak, and a fabulous minerality. It has crystalline purity, a rarity in this vintage, and a long, fresh, and defined finish.”
- Robert Parker, 1999
Winemaker's Notes
Long, gentle pneumatic pressing, decanting over 24h, thenracking and running into cask of the must. Alcoholic fermentacion in oak casks, 22% new (maxi 1/2 Vosages, mini 1/2 Allier). Maturing: After 12 months in cask, the wine is aged 6 months in tank where it is for bottling. Homeopathic fining and very light filtering if necessary. Manual harvesting with grape sorting and optimisation of choice of date through parcel-by-parcel ripeness monitoring
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Founded in 1717, Domaine Leflaive has long been considered one of the most highly regarded white wine growers in Burgundy. Currently under the stewardship of Anne-Claude Leflaive, the Domaine’s conversion to biodynamic farming in 1990 has produced remarkable results, raising the standard for one of the world’s greatest wines even higher.