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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 13 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by tinybubbles on 12/16/2022 & rated 93 points: Clean, becoming more subtle, modest finish. 93- (600 views) | | | Tasted by aquacongas on 7/26/2021 & rated 95 points: semiblind, 88,89,90
close to the 1990. 95 (1045 views) | | | Tasted by Burgnick on 4/11/2020 & rated 93 points: Initially ripe and tropical with sesame, peach, corn, caramel and toffee. After two hours, the acidity bursted out and rounded off the baby fat. Classic old Leflaive Batard that is still youthful. 93-94 (1334 views) | | | Tasted by Axelpeter on 10/12/2019 & rated 94 points: Carli60)am Gaumen leicht honigsüß, mild, dann etwas erdig, leicht mineralischer, feine Bitter-Note, schön balanciert, elegant. (1097 views) | | | Tasted by fcxj on 4/11/2019 & rated 94 points: Rodger Arai. Quite some funk. Smoky, sour and corn chips. Love when it clears up. Serious intensity, persistence. Fine aged Burg. (1397 views) | | | Tasted by Burgnick on 11/18/2018 & rated 96 points: Served to me blind. Nose bursted out honey, ricecracker, minerals, sesame, coconut oil and creme brulee. Palate was so fresh with tightly-knitted core fruit whispering some aged white burg secondary character. Called it a 88 or 89 montrachet. Close enough. Rich and powerful. Amazing old leflaive. (1622 views) | | | Tasted by The Vines That Bind on 4/6/2018 & rated 91 points: Party at My Place: [Magnum] Pale gold in colour. Opened and poured right out of the fridge so the bouquet took a bit of time to open up and show where it was at. This was the second or third final wine out of a marathon line up, so it is hard to say for sure, but I don't think this quite matched the aromatic expression and degree of complexity coming off of the 1992 Batard. This seemed to have more of a straightforward and tiring cantaloupe and melon character without much citrus pep and was shorter on the white Burgundian spice and Leflaive smoke. The palate here, while bright and fresh, was lower on acid resulting in a more flabby and tired feel notwithstanding the remarkably light colour. Good but a little 'dumb'. This good looking magnum was from the November 2017 Bill Graves Acker consignment. (1671 views) | | | Tasted by Nanda on 3/3/2018 & rated 94 points: La Paulée de SF Gala Dinner (Fairmont Hotel, SF CA): Rich and luscious fruit with so much youthful freshness for a nearly 30 year old white burg. Maturing white fruit flavors and spice throughout. Delicious. (1491 views) | | | Tasted by -E- on 3/1/2013 flawed bottle: Leflaive vertikal: (Blind) Steinete nese med sitrus og noe svovel. Stringent, flat frukt med avdempet syre. Tørr utgang. Ox. (3741 views) | | | Tasted by winecowboy on 2/10/2012 & rated 90 points: Post Jayer Auction dinner with LC, LL, PL, AC (Otto e Mezzo): Gold in colour. Good minerality with ripe butterscotch covered pears. A little missing in acidity which made the wine less balanced. (3338 views) | | | Tasted by Rupert on 11/27/2007 & rated 88 points: NadNash dinners: Attractive straw gold, full bodied, thick lanolin fruit, waxy,a hint of butterscotch, but low acid - ultimately rather dull and therefore for such a grand wine a big disappointment (3407 views) | | | Tasted by sdr on 6/1/2000 & rated 81 points: Andy’s bottle. Clearly fading. Perhaps the Chardonnay grape is not suitable for immortality under any circumstance. (554 views) |
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Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBurgundy Les vins de Bourgogne (Bureau interprofessionnel des vins de Bourgogne) (and in English)
Burgundy - The province of eastern France, famous for its red wines produced from Pinot Noir and its whites produced from Chardonnay. (Small of amounts of Gamay and Aligoté are still grown, although these have to be labeled differently.) The most famous part of the region is known as the Cote d'Or (the Golden Slope). It is divided into the Cote de Beaune, south of the town of Beaune (famous principally for its whites), and the Cote de Nuits, North of Beaune (home of the most famous reds). In addition, the Cote Chalonnaise and the Maconnais are important wine growing regions, although historically a clear level (or more) below the Cote d'Or. Also included by some are the regions of Chablis and Auxerrois, farther north.
Burgundy Report | Les Grands Jours de Bourgogne - na stejné téma od Heleny Baker
# 2013 Vintage Notes:
* "2013 is a vintage that 20 years ago would have been a disaster." - Will Lyons
* "low yields and highly variable reds, much better whites." - Bill Nanson
* "Virtually all wines were chaptalised, with a bit of sugar added before fermentation to increase the final alcohol level." - Jancis Robinson
# 2014 Vintage Notes:
"We have not had such splendid harvest weather for many years. This will ensure high quality (fragrant, classy and succulent are words already being used) across the board, up and down the hierarchy and well as consistently from south to north geographically apart from those vineyards ravaged by the hail at the end of June." - Clive Coates
# 2015 Vintage Notes:
"Low yields and warm weather allowed for ample ripeness, small berries and an early harvest. Quality is looking extremely fine, with some people whispering comparisons with the outstanding 2005 vintage. Acid levels in individual wines may be crucial." - Jancis Robinson
# 2017 Vintage Notes:
"Chablis suffered greatly from frost in 2017, resulting in very reduced volumes. As ever, the irony seems to be that what remains is very good quality, as it is in the Côte d’Or. Cooler nights across the region have resulted in higher-than-usual acidity, with good conditions throughout the harvest season allowing for ripe, healthy fruit." - Jancis Robinson
# 2018 Vintage Notes:
"The most successful region for red Burgundy in 2018 was the Côte de Beaune. The weather was ideal in this area, with just enough sunlight and rain to produce perfectly balanced wines naturally." - Vinfolio
Côte de Beaune
Côte de Beaune (Bureau interprofessionnel des vins de Bourgogne)
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