Category: | White Wines |
Sub-Category: | White Wines |
Producer: | Domaine Leflaive |
Label Name: | Chevalier 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: | 4 |
Best Temperature: | 12-14°C |
Awards/Ratings
Highly rated: Wine Spectator 98, Jasper Morris 98, Robert Parker/The Wine Advocate 97 for the 2022 vintage; widely praised by critics and featured in top Burgundy tastings
Tasting Note
Elegant, mineral-driven Grand Cru: white peach, apricot, white flowers and citrus with chalky limestone minerality; creamy texture, precise acidity and a long saline finish.
Food Pairing
Western: foie gras, lobster, roasted sweetbreads, scallops, Bresse chicken with morels; Asian: miso-glazed black cod, lobster tempura, steamed sea bass with ginger and scallion, delicate sashimi/white-fish sushi, Cantonese-style steamed lobster.
Production Method
Biodynamic viticulture; 100% manual harvest; pneumatic pressing; 100% whole grapes; alcoholic and malolactic fermentation in oak (≈25% new); ~18 months élevage (cask then tank).
Vineyard Info
Domaine Leflaive, a historic Puligny-Montrachet domaine (family presence since 1717), converted to biodynamic practices under Anne-Claude Leflaive; owns significant Grand Cru holdings including Chevalier-Montrachet.