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1997 Domaine Leflaive Chevalier-Montrachet

Chardonnay

  • France
  • Burgundy
  • Côte de Beaune
  • Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru
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Community Tasting Notes 33

  • aquacongas Likes this wine: 95 points

    March 24, 2024 - not blind
    At his peak, Some nuts, lemon zest and saline. 95

  • aquacongas Likes this wine: 97 points

    March 23, 2023 - blind
    Phantastically balanced, Roasted nut, refreshing acidity, lime. At his peak. 97

  • Kim Gerner wrote: 94 points

    November 3, 2021 - Domaine Leflaive vertical winetasting dinner (rest. FB (KG arr)): I have been so fortunate to be able to buy directly from the Cellars of Domaine Leflaive 3 rebottled and reconditioned Chevalier and Batard Montrachet 1997 and 2002. First time I taste that old Leflaive. Domaine Leflaive is one of my favourite producers but I have had so many disappointments because of premox. Last time related to 3 (three) bottles of Chevalier Montrachet 2007 - all of them premoxed...
    The purpose of this winetasting dinner was to test these extremely rare old bottles in perfect condition against younger vintages. Let me immediately reveal the conclusion: No premox at all, so far so good. My favourite was Chevalier M 2002 with a little fresh fruit left but dominated by dried fruit (95+) close followed by Batard M 2015 with lots of fresher primary fruit (95). The two 1997 (chevalier and Batard) were in perfect condition but too tertiary for me in comparison to both 2002 and 2015 - no fresh fruit at all, only dried fruit left (mainly apricot) (both 94).

    The tasting's last wine was Chevalier M 1997. As mentioned not my favourite of the evening. None of my 9 participants had 1997 as their favourite. Deep gold colour, but no oxidation at all. No freshness/fruitiness left, only tertiary notes like dried fruit and honey. Because of the tertiary notes I would not have guessed Domaine Leflaive in a blind tasting (I am used to younger vintages). Among others I did not get the typical toast/popcorn notes. Nevertheless an outstanding wine, 94. At the same level as Batard M 1997 but not as good as Chevalier M 2002 which still had a little fruitiness. I believe a vintage 2007 in perfect condition would have been the optimal mix between primary and tertiary notes with an extremely high score. Sad I have never found such a bottle without premox.

  • tinybubbles Likes this wine: 90 points

    April 10, 2021 - From magnum. Format certainly helped here as this displayed a fresher character than this wine typically does. Not particularly deep or complex, this nonetheless had an engaging range of fruit notes.

  • tinybubbles wrote: 89 points

    November 16, 2020 - In good condition but overall lacking complexity. No upside from here. 89-

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  • By Stephen Tanzer
    Domaine Leflaive Chevalier-Montrachet: 1981-2012 (Sep 2019), 9/1/2019 (link)

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  • By Allen Meadows
    8/19/2011 (link)

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    1st Quarter, 2008, Issue #29 (link)

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  • By Allen Meadows
    10/14/2007 (link)

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  • By John Kapon
    Chicago, Chicago, 2/16/2007

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  • By Jancis Robinson, MW
    12/6/2006 (link)

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Burghound

  • By Allen Meadows
    3rd Quarter, 2004, Issue #15 (link)

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Vinous

  • By Stephen Tanzer
    September/October 1998, IWC Issue #80 (link)

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  • By Allen Meadows
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Wine Definition

  • Vintage 1997
  • Type White
  • Producer Domaine Leflaive
  • Varietal Chardonnay
  • Designation n/a
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  • Country France
  • Region Burgundy
  • SubRegion Côte de Beaune
  • Appellation Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru

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  • Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
  • In Cellars 211 (67%)
  • Consumed 105 (33%)

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