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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.4 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 17 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Neumann U47 on 2/11/2024: Astoundingly beautiful palate on immediate opening, so soft, great acid in balance, thick mouth filling finish while remaining weightless across the front to back.
Within an hour went flat and turned pretty closed.
Day two, a glimpse of more clean clean floral elegance (not the overbearing Alsace aromatic varietal ‘floral’) with the same flat weight.
Day 3, holy sweet jesus. Insane blast of lemons, concentration of yellow and white stone fruit across the palate, always weightless, 1 minute-plus finish evolving from flinty smoke to churned Mosel butter to washed rind cheese to pure lemon essence. Just incredible stuff. (950 views) | | | Tasted by clavy daddy on 11/23/2023 & rated 90 points: Pretty consistent stuff- a little sweeter vs the other cuvees. (1134 views) | | | Tasted by jshawver on 11/16/2023 & rated 90 points: Pricey for a Bourgogne Blanc but assume this is declassified Puligny. Minerals, citrus, white flower and sometimes a hit of licorice on the nose, pretty complex stuff for a bourgogne. Palate slightly less interesting but with good flavors texture and a long finish. Probably improving with time. (1096 views) | | | Tasted by carstenf on 10/8/2023 & rated 90 points: Coravin in Marts ‘23 : Citrus and a bit too Citrus-like. A bit too young. The rest in Oct. ‘23 : Lemon with candied fruit. More round but still with clean freshness. Minerality. 86 before and 88/90 now.
I will wait 6-12 month. (1564 views) | | | Tasted by Burgundy Al on 8/25/2023 & rated 88 points: Entry Level Domaine Leflaive Tasting (Chicago Wine - Glenview IL): Walk around tasting. A simply wonderful Bourgogne with good balance and depth and impressive fruit density. Very good Bourgogne, even if not as clearly as good a $100 wine. (2224 views) | | | Tasted by SH Wu on 6/3/2023 & rated 87 points: A light, elegant expression of fresh lemons and white peaches on the nose. Lemon and white peaches continue on the palate. A lemon rind bitterness helps wrap up a mineral, lightly saline finish. A feather light acidity accentuates the light, lengthy finish.
A pleasant, lightweight BB - perfect for a casual Saturday evening. Drinking very well after a few hours of air. (1855 views) | | | Tasted by thesternowl on 5/24/2023 & rated 92 points: Judgement of Paris Tasting and Dinner (V. Mertz - Omaha, NE): Served alongside the 2019 Montelena. The 2020 Leflaive “Bourgogne” is obviously youthful but already showing its quality. It plays very well with the Montelena but pulls from the greatness of Puligny-Montrachet and brings a certain “je ne sais quoi” that cannot be denied. There’s more complexity and acid than the Montelena but fruit is clearly more on the citrus side of the spectrum and there’s a lovely mineral aspect as well. Only 10% new oak used and it shows…as it’s almost imperceptible relative to the Montelena. Not exactly what I would call a value Bourgogne Blanc…but when you consider that it’s not your typical Bourgogne Blanc due to the source material, I can understand the tariff. It drinks pretty special IMO. Drink now and over the next 10 years. (1861 views) | | | Tasted by mchern02 on 4/27/2023 & rated 92 points: Air for an hour, opened up to a lovely lemon and citrus driven, great mineral and textured wine with great lift. Very long for a village wine. Probably will improve but drinking quite well; tremendous for its level putting aside price point (1759 views) | | | Tasted by drwine2001 on 3/11/2023: 2020 Leflaive from the Mâcon to Puligny (Dig Wines, San Francisco): Light yellow green. More green herb and some toast on the nose too. Floral. Completely elegant weight, lemony, average acidity, and less wood than in any of the Mâconnais wines by far. Moderate length, some minerality, and less oaky finish. Slight youthful austerity but excellent. However, the QPR is simply not there at a price north of $100 per bottle. (2059 views) | | | Tasted by Richard P Howden on 3/11/2023 & rated 91 points: Dig Wine Leflaive Tasting (Dig Wines, San Francisco.): Really reminded me of past Leflaive BBs. Light to mid weight but elegantly balanced, with surprising depth. All lemony, with a fine saline finish. Perhaps a little closed but showing enough now to enjoy. I’ll hold my wine bottle for a couple of years. (1825 views) | | | Tasted by morv on 2/9/2023 & rated 93 points: Thought at first this was to early to pop, but with a bit of air this wine was ready to go. Fine nose with stone fruit, warm bread and quite intense. On palate very smooth, lifted and medium bodied with a core of fresh fruit and long a satiny finish. Out of the gates this performed very well and I believe it's worth the price point of 90-100 EUR in Germany. (1439 views) | | | Tasted by Gas Station Wine Guy on 12/19/2022 & rated 91 points: Very tight upon opening & took about 60 minutes to open up a bit with notes of lemon, some orchard fruits, oyster shells, medium acidity and noticeable minerality in a medium body. Great balance here & a nice finish. Suprisingly not very reductive on the nose which I always associate with this domaine. This was quite nice but could benefit from some further ageing. Thankfully I scored a 6pk. (1572 views) | | | Tasted by kr522 on 11/11/2022 & rated 90 points: This is a beauty for its level, and an interesting stylistic contrast to the 2019, which has more richness, power, and density, while this is more ethereal and balanced…almost Chablis-like with a wet stone and oyster shell in the finish. I prefer the 19 because it rises further above it’s level, though I want (and have) both vintages in my cellar
Ps, had the 2nd half of this 2 nights later, it was losing steam. Worth noting (1635 views) |
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Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBurgundy Les vins de Bourgogne (Bureau interprofessionnel des vins de Bourgogne) (and in English)
Burgundy - The province of eastern France, famous for its red wines produced from Pinot Noir and its whites produced from Chardonnay. (Small of amounts of Gamay and Aligoté are still grown, although these have to be labeled differently.) The most famous part of the region is known as the Cote d'Or (the Golden Slope). It is divided into the Cote de Beaune, south of the town of Beaune (famous principally for its whites), and the Cote de Nuits, North of Beaune (home of the most famous reds). In addition, the Cote Chalonnaise and the Maconnais are important wine growing regions, although historically a clear level (or more) below the Cote d'Or. Also included by some are the regions of Chablis and Auxerrois, farther north.
Burgundy Report | Les Grands Jours de Bourgogne - na stejné téma od Heleny Baker
# 2013 Vintage Notes:
* "2013 is a vintage that 20 years ago would have been a disaster." - Will Lyons
* "low yields and highly variable reds, much better whites." - Bill Nanson
* "Virtually all wines were chaptalised, with a bit of sugar added before fermentation to increase the final alcohol level." - Jancis Robinson
# 2014 Vintage Notes:
"We have not had such splendid harvest weather for many years. This will ensure high quality (fragrant, classy and succulent are words already being used) across the board, up and down the hierarchy and well as consistently from south to north geographically apart from those vineyards ravaged by the hail at the end of June." - Clive Coates
# 2015 Vintage Notes:
"Low yields and warm weather allowed for ample ripeness, small berries and an early harvest. Quality is looking extremely fine, with some people whispering comparisons with the outstanding 2005 vintage. Acid levels in individual wines may be crucial." - Jancis Robinson
# 2017 Vintage Notes:
"Chablis suffered greatly from frost in 2017, resulting in very reduced volumes. As ever, the irony seems to be that what remains is very good quality, as it is in the Côte d’Or. Cooler nights across the region have resulted in higher-than-usual acidity, with good conditions throughout the harvest season allowing for ripe, healthy fruit." - Jancis Robinson
# 2018 Vintage Notes:
"The most successful region for red Burgundy in 2018 was the Côte de Beaune. The weather was ideal in this area, with just enough sunlight and rain to produce perfectly balanced wines naturally." - Vinfolio
Bourgogne Blanc Bourgogne AOC (Terroir-France) |
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