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| Community Tasting Notes (average 94.8 pts. and median of 95 pts. in 14 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Orange Tsian on 2/28/2024 & rated 95 points: 委托餐厅先瓶醒一小时。入杯便有许多芝麻、橘皮、橘皮精油、各种各样熟橘子和熟柚子的风味，带着熟苹果、梨子和菠萝之类的热带果味，萦绕着茉莉、玉兰之类的白花香，营造出健硕紧绷、浓厚而宽广的躯体，若身着华铠之士，桶味颇重，蕴含香草奶昔、菠萝奶油之味，又有白芷、豆蔻、月桂叶等香料，透着轻微水生调、绿茶和矿物感盘踞后段。随着杯中醒酒，花香更扩散，而内里增一丝芒果、橘皮和柚皮味，奶油、奶糖、野蜂蜜和草本糖使整体变得甜美。口感中酒体大而饱满，有着很高的集中度和高且具贯穿力的酸度，入口便带来相当的冲击感和锐利之色，大开大合，势大力沉，却有着细腻的萃取感同富丽堂皇又严肃紧绷的果味，柑橘、柠檬、苹果、黄油桃、菠萝等热带果带来较深色的黄果基调，后段还有坚果油、轻微焦糖、金合欢花和香草奶昔收尾，大量的矿物感伴随酒液行进，此时仍然表现坚实，余味很长。
两个半小时后，香气和口感似乎都拖下了铠甲，更多奶油奶酪以及鲜奶打法的泡沫柔化边缘，内里一股深邃幽然的柠檬精油和黄花精油，些许散布在皂感里的香料粉，柠檬海盐，又是焦糖香草冰淇淋、雪松、腰果和榛子，让通体变得更加丰富却温和起来。口感已然维持着相当的力量感和冲击力，但同味觉的触面显得更为油润绵柔，酸度和干浸出物触感承托着坚实虬结之躯升腾起来，除却果味之外，亦有些许花茶、香草之类的风味，果味也更富表现力。95-96/100 (405 views) | | | Tasted by crumblemore on 10/29/2023 & rated 96 points: What an extraordinary wine. Finesse, complexity, elegance, power, depth, balance, acidity I think this wine had it all. Maybe the pinnacle of Burgundian Chardonnay I’ve tried. Layers of apple, pear, honeysuckle, mineral, toasted nuts, honey, and vanilla. Very rich, but very fresh. Vibrant acidity and energy paired with great body. Finish is lingering and expansive. I’m still thinking about it! (608 views) | | | Tasted by aquacongas on 10/21/2023 & rated 96 points: blind
LOve the popcorn and nuts style of Leflaive. This is more full bodied than for e.g. 2017. Great density but very fresh in the finish. Nice to drink at the moment. 96 (822 views) | | | Tasted by BradE on 9/1/2022: Trio of 2015 Leflaive: Chevalier-Montrachet, Bienvenues-Batard-Montrachet, Batard-Montrachet. All decanted at 5pm, served at 6:30pm, enjoyed until 10pm. All three needed a few hours of air, and next time I would decant for three to four hours prior to serving. For the first hour they were all tight, and somewhat homogeneous. In hour two, the Chevalier opened first and from that point on was the consensus favorite, showing more intensity and class. The Bienvenues also improved materially and was quite lovely. The Batard was very good, but not as approachable as a bottle opened soon after release. I'm a fan of many 2015's. At this point, these are very good but shy of outstanding. (1537 views) | | | Tasted by Paul S on 1/8/2020 & rated 94 points: 2014 Burgundy Dinner (Yan, National Gallery, Singapore): Absolutely gorgeous - this was a joyful wine. It had a wonderful bouquet - really deep, with notes of cream and apples, chalk and bramble, just fringed with little hints of sweet oak. Gorgeous. The palate was just lovely. Generous yet controlled, a bit wilder than the usually uber-linear and laser-like wines of Anne-Claude maybe, but with a lovely pristine freshness and definition showing in its notes of apples and cream, sweet praline, and a nice bit of spice moving into a super long finish. Just absolutely delicious - a wine of emotion and character. Already drinking fairly well now, but this will keep very well for the mid to longterm. (2900 views) | | | Tasted by LWI on 11/28/2018 & rated 96 points: Citrus, green gooseberries, gun powder, minerals -- all in all a complex and light footed nose; good grip, very long, white fruit, elegant. A beautiful ballerina. More to come. (3096 views) | | | Tasted by hajoha on 8/3/2018 & rated 96 points: Voldsomt intens og dyp nese.
Vanvittig deilig selv den holder tilbake detaljer.
Rik, feit og svær munnfølelse uten å bikke over.
Beholder fortsatt sin eleganse.
Rå konsentrasjon og en endeløs finish.
Et powerhouse av en vin!
Denne blir nok helt sinnsyk en vakker dag.
96-97p (3258 views) | | | Tasted by Burgundy Al on 7/14/2018 & rated 92 points: Chicago Bastille Day Dinner with Lots of Wagyu (RPM Steak - Chicago IL): A perplexing wine. Lots of very tasty stone and orchard fruit, everything ripe and forward with savory spice middle-through-finish. I just did not detect Grand Cru density or complexity yet here, but maybe (?) that will come with time. (3333 views) | | | Tasted by Nanda on 7/14/2018: An odd and disappointing showing. Ripe orchard fruit with some burnt rubber notes. Currently just showing moderate levels of concentration and an unfocused palate presence. Almost flabby. Hmmm - perhaps too young, or perhaps it is what it is. Blind I would have scored this in the high 80s. (2943 views) | | | Tasted by Andre Brattland on 1/14/2018 & rated 97 points: Denne vinen fra Anne Lefalives siste leveår kommer fra den fantastiske vinmarken Chevalier-Montrachet og hedrer henne med en ubeskrivelig flott vin som er ren og dyp gyllen på farge. Vinen kommer rikt og bredt opp av glasset, men er allikevel ikke bråkete eller støyete, men viser ytterste eleganse og finesse aromamessig! Her er det en herlig balanse mellom sitrusskall, florale toner og med et herlig forsiktig steinpreg.
På paletten er vinen konsentrert og meget dyp, men føles ikke tung eller for kraftig. Vinen svever på skyene og flyter sømløst, nesten lineært rundt med en fantastisk balanse. Frukten er særdeles flott med preg av herlige syrlige epler, friske faste pærer, sitrusskall, limeskall og med en særdeles lang og nesten krevende ettersmak med flott skiferpreg. Syren har en crisp preg og har et optimalt treffpunkt opp i mot resten av vinen. Wow. Dette var alledeles strålende! www.botti.no (2446 views) | | | Tasted by Kemo Sabe on 10/11/2017 & rated 94 points: Tasting with Brice in NYC. Really nice wine. Loads of minerality. Light yellow color. Tons of acid but great balance all around. Lemon, lemon peel, sweet yellow fruits, citrus fruits. Open for business now. Crisp and super fresh. Well defined structure, acid, alcohol and fruit. Great effort. (1791 views) | | | Tasted by fcxj on 6/27/2017 & rated 94 points: Leflaive visit. Floral and white fruit notes. Good energy with acidity present but not overpowering. Balanced, floats across palate. (1805 views) |
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Vinous, Blind Vision: 2015 Burgundy Red & White (Nov 2018) (11/1/2018)
(Domaine Leflaive Chevalier-montrachet Grand Cru White) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jasper Morris
Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy, White Burgfest: The 2015 vintage (9/1/2018)
(Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru, Domaine Leflaive, White) Subscribe to see review text. | By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, 2016 & 2015 White Burgundy (Sep 2017) (9/1/2017)
(Domaine Leflaive Chevalier-montrachet Grand Cru White) Subscribe to see review text. | By Allen Meadows
Burghound, Jun-17, Issue #67
(Domaine Leflaive Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru White) Subscribe to see review text. | By William Kelley
Decanter, 2015 Burgundy En Primeur (1/1/2017)
(Domaine Leflaive, Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru, Burgundy, France, White) Subscribe to see review text. | By Tamlyn Currin
JancisRobinson.com (11/8/2016)
(Dom Leflaive, Grand Cru Chevalier-Montrachet White) Subscribe to see review text. | By John Gilman
View From the Cellar, Nov/Dec 2016, Issue #66, The 2015 Burgundy Vintage: A Very Ripe and Heterogeneous Year
(Chevalier-Montrachet- Domaine Leflaive) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, The 2015 White Burgundies: A Year of Sunshine (Sep 2016) (9/1/2016)
(Domaine Leflaive Chevalier-montrachet Grand Cru) Subscribe to see review text. |
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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
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