2011 Domaine Leflaive Bourgogne Blanc

Community Tasting Notes (41) Avg Score: 89.2 points

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  4/10/2024 - swyang wrote:

  Just 10 days ago, I had a Dom. Leflaive Chevalier Montrachet 2007 which was simply flat... and not life in it. Then my friends really did not wish to take another risk so they ordered a Batard 2018 which was simply way too young. These things happen, we all know it is part of our passion. Tonight I opened this with my wife, without too much expectations and it blew my mind. It was splendid with citrus, honey and splendid energy worthy of a Puligny Grand Cru. The aromas were so fresh of stony, citrus, honey, flowers as one could wish and the texture was like an intense but gorgeous spring sun shine and above qualities singing in chorale with perfect sync and balance. What a beautiful exemple of this winery can do! Well... I am aware, this doesn't happen too often, but the higher your expectation the bigger the disappointment can be, and so can the opposite. Glorious surprise. Cheers,

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  8/22/2023 - forceberry wrote: 93 Points

  12,5% alcohol. Bottle #16927.
  
  Pale and surprisingly youthful yellow-green color. The nose feels nuanced and attractively evolved with layered aromas of ripe citrus fruits, some chopped nuts, light creamy tones along with some browned butter, a little bit of ripe nectarine, a hint of butterscotch and a pleasant, slightly sweet touch of sautéed onion. The wine feels ripe and somewhat evolved yet wonderfully firm on the palate with a medium body and nuanced flavors of ripe red apple and creamy oak, some nutty notes of wood, a little bit of browned butter and panna cotta, light stony and saline mineral nuances, a sweeter hint of wizened white fruit and a touch of ripe grapefruit. The high acidity lends good sense of structure and freshness to the wine. The finish is long and somewhat evolved with a complex aftertaste of ripe grapefruit-driven citrus fruit, some nutty notes of wood, a little bit of creamy panna cotta and browned butter, light saline and stony mineral nuances, a sweeter hint of dried white fruits and a toasty touch of brioche.
  
  A lovely, nuanced and wonderfully evolved Bourgogne Blanc at its plateau of maturity. Based on this bottle, the underwhelming - almost mute - bottle we had in 2017 was just very slightly corked, because the wine was this time simply delightful! I guess the wine might develop some additional complexity with further aging, but perhaps at the cost of freshness and precision - at the moment the wine shows a terrific combination of developed complexity, youthful and fresh fruit flavors and cool mineral overtones. Although the wine will probably keep for many years more, I think the wine will stay on its apogee for some years more, then develop into less fresh and more tertiary direction. Terrific stuff, a first-class example of lowly Bourgogne Blanc with some age.

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  7/27/2021 - beatles wrote: 91 Points

  A splendid bottle. Completely fresh and vibrant with pronounced acidity and a great balance. Very impressive for what it is, no signs of oxidation whatsoever - it really is a lottery, this time we won.
  #Kandestederne#Amdi&Sigrid

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  3/18/2021 - Orange Tsian wrote: 89 Points

  带着碎屑的可可饼干，石灰粉，黄油和面包，带来比较扎实的质感，随后菠萝，苹果酱，杏子干，还有些热带果衔接流畅，收尾略带蜂蜜。入口饱满，酸度高，藏在舌底，伴随生津扩散口腔，后段表现更明显。果味丰富，菠萝，黄桃，苹果，柠檬，杏子干，有点香水感，伴随着黄油带来的油润饱满，带有些肉感，奶油等带来了圆弧的收尾，还有些矿物感。89-90/100

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  8/18/2020 - rnellans wrote: 91 Points

  Lemon, honeysuckle..great mineralogy and acidity...tastes above it's level. Not a hint of pox.

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