1991 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clavoillon

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 93 points

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  1/13/2024 - englishman's claret wrote: 94 Points

  It's certainly time to drink the 1991 Leflaive Clavoillon, but what a pleasure it is to do so now. Half an hour of air helps the fruit expand, filling the glass with poached pear and mirabelle alongside the wonderful nutty aromas that Chardonnay cultivates with age. There's a little extra maitake-like umami here that works nicely with the salted butter element. With a couple of hours in the glass, some of the details smudge yet the volume expands to a surprising amount with a transition from butter to butterscotch.

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  2/7/2010 - cct wrote: 89 Points

  More advanced in color than three years ago by quite a bit. MARZIPAN, LEMON CURD, AND NUTTY ON THE NOSE. STIL LON THE PALATE GREATLY TEXTURED, WITH A VERY MATURE FLAVOR PROFILE. MORE NUTTINESS, LEMON, AND FINE MINERALITY. THIS IS GETTING TIRED, but still very good.. 89pts.

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  8/26/2006 - cct wrote: 96 Points

  A great surprise...
  A beautiful jewel like medium golden color and with big legs. The nose was full of lemon curd, orange rind, butterscotch, vanilla and acacia flowers. It grew and grew over several hours. Full bodied, impeccably balanced, and at peak now. Again great texture (a recurring them with the night's wines), Well integrated toast, hazelnuts, and a hint of botrytis that completed the wine. CB called a little quinine on the finish. Good call. Long fabulous finish on an underrated wine. 96pts.

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