2008 Domaine Leflaive Bâtard-Montrachet
Chardonnay
- France
- Burgundy
- Côte de Beaune
- Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
Community Tasting Note
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burgcamel wrote: 94 points
May 11, 2019 - Happy it wasn't premoxed! This was an excellent bottle. The nose was a little reserved in the beginning but opened up nicely in 15 minutes. A nice floral and lemon finish that lingered.
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2 Comments
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dchain commented:
5/12/19, 8:37 AM - It is a bit depressing that your first thought when opening a $500 bottle of wine is that it is actually drinkable! Have been so annoyed with ruined/premoxed Leflaive wines that I have stopped buying them after more than 20 years of buying on release.
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burgcamel commented:
5/12/19, 9:15 AM - Sad indeed! I find myself drinking white burgs earlier and earlier because of the premox risk. Sort of defeats the point of drinking white burgs. I'm drinking more Chablis as the problem seems to be better contained there.