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White
1996 Olivier Leflaive Bâtard-Montrachet
Chardonnay
- France
- Burgundy
- Côte de Beaune
- Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
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Community Tasting Notes 3
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Wine Canuck wrote: 96 points
November 12, 2022 - An epic dinner of classic wines: This pours medium gold in the glass. Great color considering the age. The nose on this after an hour of air is insane. Lightly rich but massively complex and still very citrus driven. Aromas are of toffee, caramel apple, pear, yellow flowers, chalky rock, a whisp of butterscotch and fresh squeezed lemon. The palate enters on beautiful richness walking an amazing fine line between rich toffee and pure lemon juice, with medium plus acid. The finish is long and gorgeous replaying much of the nose. This bottle was purchased by one of our dining companions. Naturally I was immediately worried about premox but there was no hint of it here. In fact this showing was better than any of us could have imagined. Just amazing!
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bjlcrucrazy Likes this wine:
August 17, 2014 - This was popped and poured and was a beautiful golden hue. Definitely at the end of its life but still pleasant and interesting for about 30 minutes
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By Richard Jennings
10/21/2010 (link) 91 points(Olivier Leflaive Bâtard-Montrachet) Light golden yellow color; beeswax, white flower, almond nose, that starts to show a touch of TCA after 20 minutes in the glass; tasty, maturing, poised, beeswax, white flower, almond palate; medium-plus finish 91+ pts.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1996
- Type White
- Producer Olivier Leflaive
- Varietal Chardonnay
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Burgundy
- SubRegion Côte de Beaune
- Appellation Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 12 (75%)
- Consumed 4 (25%)
Food Pairing
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- ProducerOlivier Leflaive
- VarietyChardonnay
- CountryFrance
- RegionBurgundy
- SubRegionCôte de Beaune
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