Category:
 
White Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
White Wines
Producer:
 
Dom Leflaive
Label Name:
 
Puligny 1er Clavoillon (exdom)
Vintage:
 
2014
Country:
 
France
Region:
 
Puligny-Montrachet, Côte de Beaune, Burgundy
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
13%
Grape(s):
 
Chardonnay
Acidity:
 
4
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
4
Length:
 
4
Aroma Intensity:
 
4
Best Temperature:
 
12-14°C

Awards/Ratings
Wine Spectator 94; The Wine Advocate (Robert Parker) 91; Burghound 90-93; average ~92; lauded by John Gilman

Tasting Note
Mineral-driven, precise Chardonnay with lemon, green apple, white flowers and flint; creamy mid-palate, bright acidity and a long, stony, subtly vanilla-tinged finish.

Food Pairing
Western: lobster, scallops, roasted or poached white fish, roast chicken with cream sauce, creamy pasta. Asian: miso-glazed cod, steamed fish with ginger & scallions, Cantonese steamed crab, delicate sushi/sashimi.

Production Method
Biodynamic viticulture; manual harvest, pneumatic pressing; fermentation in oak (≈22% new) with ~12 months barrel aging then additional tank maturation before bottling.

Vineyard Info
Domaine Leflaive (Puligny-Montrachet since 1717) is a benchmark white Burgundy producer, owning extensive premier- and grand-cru sites and practising biodynamic viticulture.