Category: | White Wines |
Sub-Category: | White Wines |
Producer: | Domaine 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.