Category: | White Wines |
Sub-Category: | White Wines |
Producer: | Domaine Leflaive |
Label Name: | Batard Montrachet Grand Cru |
Vintage: | 2022 |
Country: | France |
Region: | Puligny-Montrachet, Côte de Beaune, Burgundy |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 13.5% |
Grape(s): | Chardonnay |
Acidity: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 5 |
Length: | 5 |
Aroma Intensity: | 5 |
Best Temperature: | 12-14°C |
Awards/Ratings
Robert Parker (Wine Advocate) 96; Wine Spectator 97; Vinous 95; Decanter 96; Burghound 94–96; James Suckling 93; Jasper Morris barrel scores up to 98
Tasting Note
Powerful, voluminous Chardonnay: ripe orchard and stone fruit, apricot, toasted nuts, honey and white flowers, with smoky/mineral and saline notes and a long flinty finish.
Food Pairing
Western: lobster with beurre blanc, foie gras, scallops, turbot with beurre blanc, risotto with morels, chicken with truffle jus. Asian: miso‑glazed black cod, steamed sea bass with ginger-soy, rich sushi (toro), Cantonese steamed lobster, creamy Thai curry.
Production Method
Manual harvest; gentle pressing and 24h settling; alcoholic and malolactic fermentations in oak; 18 months élevage (c.12 months in barrel, 6 months in tank); ~25% new oak.
Vineyard Info
Domaine Leflaive, historic Puligny estate (since 1717), practices biodynamic/sustainable viticulture and farms several parcels in Bâtard-Montrachet on Puligny and Chassagne soils.