Domaine Leflaive Dinner with Brice de La Morandière - DC Version

M. Brice de La Morandière was in town and I participated in Leflaive dinner. He took over the domaine in 2015 and drastically improved the quality immediately. The 19s are some of the best white Burgundies the 20s are supposedly even better. Domaine Leflaive is quickly becoming one of the top three Domaines in Burgundy.

• 2020 Domaine Leflaive Mâcon-Verzé Le Monte 91 Points

  France, Burgundy, Mâconnais, Mâcon-Verzé

  Medium expressive nose displaying generous white fruit, pear, apple, lemon curd, light cream and mineral. Good concentration, nicely layered generous white fruit, rich yet showing good balance, medium acidity and mineral, and a medium to long delicious white fruit driven finish. This delicious wine shows nice balance.

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• 2012 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clavoillon 93 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru

  Expressive nose displaying dense ripe yellow fruit, lemon curd, a hint of apricot, sweet spices and mineral. Excellent concentration, layers upon layers of rich dense yellow fruit, sweet and generous, bright acidity, medium mineral and a long dense yellow fruit driven finish with a hint of crème brulee at the end. This clearly expresses the ripe and concentrated vintage.

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• 2019 Domaine Leflaive Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru La Maltroie 92 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru

  Expressive nose displaying sweet yellow and white fruit, pear, white peach, lemon curd, a hint of pineapple, creamy oak, sweet spices and mineral. Good concentration, delicious sweet white fruit, generous, modern and rich, good balance, medium acidity and mineral, and a medium to long delicious white fruit driven finish with a hint of vanilla/oak at the end. Drinking well.

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• 2001 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Folatières 93 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru

  Directly from the Domaine and reconditioned. Light golden color but the nose is correct. Beautifully mature nose displaying mature yellow fruit, peach, white peach, crème brulee,, beeswax, sweet spices and light mineral. Good concentration, mature yellow fruit, warm, round and fluid, medium acidity and mineral, and a seamless mature yellow fruit driven finish with a hint of butter scotch at the end. This is richer than the Combettes This needs to be drunk soon.

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• 2001 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Combettes 94 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru

  Directly from the Domaine and reconditioned. Light golden color. Beautiful mature nose displaying delicate yellow fruit with a hint of white, peach, lemon curd, marzipan, oyster shell and wet stone. Perfectly integrated palate, nicely layered subtle white fruit, very elegant yet expressive and generous, perfect amount of acidity and mineral, and a seamless long subtle yellow fruit driven finish with oyster shell at the end. This shows better balance than the Folatieres. This needs to be drunk.

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• 1999 Domaine Leflaive Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet 96 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru

  Directly from the Domaine and reconditioned. Perfectly mature yet fresh nose displaying delicate yet generous yellow fruit with a hint of white, apple, peach, sesame, oyster shell, sweet spices and limestone. Beautifully mature palate, finely layered mature yellow and white fruit, beautifully balanced, delicate and harmonious, perfect amount of acidity and mineral, and a seamless long mature yellow and white fruit driven finish with sesame and oyster shell at the end. Beautiful showing.

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• 2004 Domaine Leflaive Bâtard-Montrachet Flawed

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru

  Directly from the Domaine and reconditioned. En magnum. Too dark and the nose reflex. IMO, premoxed or at least really tired. Still showing the 04 LBT taint, some may detect as strong pyrazine.

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• 1993 Domaine Leflaive Chevalier-Montrachet 92 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru

  Fully mature nose displaying very ripe subtle yellow fruit, peach, butter scotch, sweet spices and shy mineral. Fully integrated palate, nicely layered mature yellow fruit, sweet, warm and round, medium acidity, very little mineral, and a medium long ripe yellow fruit driven finish. Although enjoyable, this should have been drunk a decade ago.

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• 2014 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Corton Domaine Prince Florent de Merode 95 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton Grand Cru

  Youthful classic complex DRC nose displaying decadent red and black fruit, blackberry, black cherry, strawberry, liquid incense, Vosne spice, DRC stem, rose, light caramel, sweet spices and earth. Excellent concentration, beautifully layered sweet black and red fruit, fluid and pure, beautifully balanced. Perfect amount of acidity and mineral, and a long decadent black and red fruit driven finish with DRC stem at the end. There is noticeable tannins of Corton.. I am amazed by the strong DRC expression. Drinking incredibly well for such a young wine.

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