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White
1986 Domaine Leflaive Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet
Chardonnay
- France
- Burgundy
- Côte de Beaune
- Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
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Community Tasting Notes 10
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fclarity wrote: 95 points
August 1, 2021 - For my 2,000th tasting note (on this platform) we have the 86 BBM. It had a medium yellow center with clear rims. The medium+ intensity showed green apple, kiwi, citrus, minerals, and a touch of apple cider.
In the mouth, this wine has a unique profile in that it was relatively rich but there was such solid acidity that it seemed a bit lean. It had a very long finish.
This was a lean (all muscle) long distance runner. It was fresh, stony, lean, long, and downright awesome. Drink up! -
Burgnick Likes this wine: 92 points
June 29, 2020 - Ex-chateau release. Initially ripe and rich with peach and dried extract. As the night progressed, it shed that baby fat into a more precise and rounded BBM. The acidity slowly glazed through the palate. Compared to the original 80s Leflaives I had, it missed the nutty and popcorn sensation. Interesting to see if these ex-chateau just needs more time. We opened the bottle two hours in advance given our experience with another ex-chateau Leflaive that had lots of sulphur.
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tinybubbles Likes this wine: 94 points
June 18, 2020 - Quite good bottle. Clean, nice breadth. Resolved character but still with energy particularly in the backpalate and finish.
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tinybubbles wrote:
January 7, 2019 - Disappointing bottle. Quite flat but more faded than oxidized. 90- at best
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FYC wrote:
August 9, 2018 - Absolutely stunning. The Leflaive sulfur is prominent and a sign that this is holding up beautifully. There is only a hint of botrytis but there is no heaviness or rich honey. In fact this wine is drinking so incredibly youthful. A lovely wine. My #2 for tonight.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 1986
- Type White
- Producer Domaine Leflaive
- Varietal Chardonnay
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Burgundy
- SubRegion Côte de Beaune
- Appellation Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 36 (59%)
- Consumed 25 (41%)
Food Pairing
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Who Likes This Wine
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- ProducerDomaine Leflaive
- VarietyChardonnay
- CountryFrance
- RegionBurgundy
- SubRegionCôte de Beaune
- AppellationBienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
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- AppellationBienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru