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 Vintage2015 Label 2 of 20 
TypeWhite
ProducerOlivier Leflaive (web)
VarietyChardonnay
Designationn/a
Vineyardn/a
CountryFrance
RegionBurgundy
SubRegionCôte de Beaune
AppellationChassagne-Montrachet
UPC Code(s)3442320814566

Drinking Windows and Values
Drinking window: Drink between 2020 and 2024 (based on 32 user opinions)
Wine Market Journal quarterly auction price: See Olivier Leflaive Chassagne Montrachet on the Wine Market Journal.

Community Tasting History

Community Tasting Notes (average 90.9 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 12 notes) - hiding notes with no text

 Tasted by deetz on 1/20/2024 & rated 90 points: No formal notes. Lemon curd, minerality, slight toastiness. Drinking well, dont see this improving with more age. (170 views)
 Tasted by JHH51 on 3/21/2020: Lovely wine. Consistent with prior note (970 views)
 Tasted by JHH51 on 11/18/2019 & rated 90 points: Clean, bright, with a nose of citrus and fruit, medium body and a long acidic finish. Lovely commune wine. (970 views)
 Tasted by sidloo on 1/26/2019 & rated 90 points: Classic Burgundian Chardonnay with nose of lemon. Good acidity and medium finish. (1368 views)
 Tasted by VegaBodega on 12/1/2018 flawed bottle: Petrol nose and taste (1235 views)
 Tasted by I1bearup on 10/27/2018 & rated 92 points: Ripe with some seriously tropical aspects. Mouthfeel is right on with big acid and length. (1196 views)
 Tasted by BayAreaWildcat on 5/6/2018 & rated 92 points: slight reduction, rubber tires
crisp, long linear wine
white flowers
very nice (830 views)
 Tasted by daveyk39 on 3/3/2018: K&L Wines of Burgundy Tasting (K&L Wines, Redwood City, CA): Needs more time, right now everything is overpowered by oak. (762 views)
 Tasted by Aravind Asok on 3/3/2018: K&L Burgundy tasting (Late Winter 2018): Nice nose; overt oak influence, but it didn't seem over the top to me. Fantastic, vibrant acidity; loads of lemon and citrus. Oak presence is less visible on the palate. (980 views)

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Olivier Leflaive

Producer website

An elegant wine with a sharp and fruity flavour. It is supple and gourmand on the palate.

Chardonnay

The Chardonnay Grape

France

Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)

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.com

Burgundy

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)


Vineyard maps on weinlagen.info

Chassagne-Montrachet

Syndicat Viticole de Chassagne-Montrachet
The climats / vineyards at weinlagen-info

 
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