Community Tasting Notes 9

• fcxj wrote: 94 points

  December 26, 2022 - Positive surprise from library release. Lacks the energy and persistence of better vintages but attractive citrus notes and bright. (RE 05070)

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• aquacongas Likes this wine: 94 points

  July 26, 2021 - semiblind 91, 98, 99
  in between 99 and 91. Not so powerful as but more concentration than 1991. 94

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• tinybubbles Likes this wine: 92 points

  March 1, 2018 - Rich and waxy with deep yellow fruit. A slight bitterness on the finish. 92-

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• Lord Rayas wrote: 94 points

  April 3, 2014 - MNSC - Alex (Country Club Grill): got better and better in the glass. poised and balanced. in a good place now.

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• Paul S wrote: 95 points

  January 8, 2014 - 1997 Burgundy Grand Cru Dinner (Imperial Treasure Super Peking Duck, Paragon): Wow, this was a surprise - a Bâtard that really punched quite above its weight. It more or less socked its sibling on the same flight, a1998 Leflaive BBM, good and proper. This had a beautiful nose on it, with layers of butter and cream, ripe yellow fruit and toasted nuts, and a little line of mineral, all coming together in a lovely, characterful bouquet. It was on the palate where the wine really shone though. It had palate-staining power and intensity, with deep, rich layers of red apples and yellow fruited nectarines traced by little nuances of spice and mineral. This really filled every crevice of the mouth and refused to let go, showing a reservoir of depth. Yet for all that, it was the stunning sense of purity and energy on the wine that really won me over. While the power and depth were clearly Bâtard, there was almost a clarion clarity to it, along with a focus and litheness that belied the vineyard. In fact, when presented a choice in our guesses, most people thought this was the Bienvenue or even a Chevalier-Montrachet instead. It just got better and better in the glass as well, revealing a nice complexity with time, with a little honeyed overture and bits of mineral, spice and earth pulling away in a long, creamy finish. A superlative wine that, like its flight-mate, is starting to drink very nicely indeed.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1998
• Type White
• Producer Domaine Leflaive
• Varietal Chardonnay
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Burgundy
• SubRegion Côte de Beaune
• Appellation Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru

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• In Cellars 105 (61%)
• Consumed 66 (39%)

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