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Dig Wine Leflaive Tasting
Dig Wines, San Francisco.
Tasted March 11, 2023 by Richard P Howden with 120 views
Introduction
It was lovely to attend a tasting at teeny Dig - my first there since Covid. Dig always has excellent lineups. It’s been a few years since pricing squeezed me out of regular Leflaive buying but I was quite curious how well the ‘lesser’ wines stood up to the Bourgogne Blanc and the Puligny village - wines I’d adored in the past. I have to admit I was pleasantly surprised. The Macon-Verzé wines were among my favorites of the day, though I found all the wines beautifully delicate (though not weak), penetrating examples of white Burgs. I broke down and bought a BB for old time’s sake (the M-Vs were sold out) but I will go hunting to see if I can find these others at reasonable prices.
Flight 1 (6 notes)
White
2020 Domaine Leflaive Mâcon-Verzé
90 points
I found this to be a surprising charmer. Bright, mid weight, pear/apple/lemon inflected with good balance and a saline hit on the tart finish. Really appealing delicate Chardonnay. Others were concerned with wood notes, but I didn’t notice any. Worthy, even very good.
White
2020 Domaine Leflaive Mâcon-Verzé Le Monte
91 points
Really quite similar to the base Macon-Verzé, but with a little added herbal note in the mid palate. Also very good.
White
2020 Domaine Leflaive Pouilly-Fuissé
88 points
Quite different from the Macon-Verzé wines, with some buttery notes on the nose and and almost Meursault-like nutty note on the palate. Still didn’t have quite the charm of the other wines.
White
2020 Domaine Leflaive Pouilly-Fuissé En Vigneraie
90 points
A step up, more fragrant, a little richer. A better wine than the base PF but I still liked the M-V wine better.
White
2020 Domaine Leflaive Bourgogne Blanc
91 points
Really reminded me of past Leflaive BBs. Light to mid weight but elegantly balanced, with surprising depth. All lemony, with a fine saline finish. Perhaps a little closed but showing enough now to enjoy. I’ll hold my wine bottle for a couple of years.
White
2020 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet
91 points
The most closed of today’s lineup. I can’t rate it any higher because I don’t think it was ‘better’ than the BB, despite vigorous swirling. Similar profile, with a bit more dry extract and density which seemed to promise a brighter future.