1996 Domaine Leflaive Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet

Community Tasting Notes (47) Avg Score: 93.2 points

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  1/27/2023 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 96 Points

  Great focus and energy to this bottle. As fresh as they can still be.

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  6/12/2022 - fclarity wrote: 94 Points

  Tasted blind, this wine had a medium yellow center and clear rims. The medium+ intensity nose put forth match-stick, lemon, brioche, and mineral notes.
  
  In the mouth, this was a big wine with a lot of power and acidity. I was gorgeously intense and long.
  
  This still seemed a bit young to me. However, I doubt it will ever lose the sulfur note in the nose and the slight bit of excess oak in the mouth that hold it back for me. It those elements don't bother you, your score would likely be several points higher.

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  6/3/2022 - The Vines That Bind wrote: 93 Points

  Not quite as clean and bright as the ‘99 the other night but still correct and alive and a good example of mature Leflaive. A little more in the way of toasted nuts and bruised yellow fruit.

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  4/17/2022 - fcxj wrote: 90 Points

  I thought this bottle was slightly more evolved than recent 1996 Pucelles and lacked freshness I'd hope for from library release. (RE 08176)

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  10/9/2021 - fcxj wrote: 94 Points

  Cusp of full evolution into lemon aromatics and placid palate, retains tension. (RE 08718)

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