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• Xavier Auerbach wrote: 93 points

  December 26, 2020 - Récolte du Domaine. Classically cool Chevalier nose with impressive minerally depth, spiced pear, preserved lemon and flowers, well-judged oak; the palate is very dry and a bit austere, without the generosity and perfect balance of the Bâtard; the finish is long and precise, but the oak is just a bit resinous. The wine is still on the young side, but I don’t think that more age will change its fundamental character.

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• alanh13 wrote:

  June 12, 2019 - Corvain tasting. Had a sneak tasting of this with a Coravin. Followed a fantastic yet basis grower champagne.
  I get an impression of pent-up potential, no idea why. Psychological or real? Very nice oak, great fruit but not quite fully there yet. I guess it is a bit reminiscent of a young and really good chardonnay, say a 16 or 17 meursault but without some of the really young aromas. And this is 8 years old. From that perspective I get it although can't see why anyone would pay €200+ for this. It's bonkers. Yet there is something.
  Now I'm getting hints of sulpher. I do wonder if that is the secret. Sulphur. But still it just seems like it is electric with potential. No idea if the sulphur is giving me that impression or if there is really something very very special about this vineyard.

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• j30 Likes this wine: 91 points

  March 30, 2014 - Nose was dominated by stone fruits, minerality and lime. Palate was medium bodied, sharp and becoming powerful in the mid-palate, with a medium, slightly spicy, finish. Not very complex yet but drinking well.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2011
• Type White
• Producer Olivier Leflaive
• Varietal Chardonnay
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Burgundy
• SubRegion Côte de Beaune
• Appellation Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru

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• In Cellars 19 (73%)
• Consumed 7 (27%)

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