1992 Domaine Leflaive Chevalier-Montrachet
Community Tasting Note
fclarity wrote:
Saturday, March 17, 2018 - From a pretty good looking bottle with a 3.5 cm fill, this wine had a deep yellow center and clear rims. The nose was tight at first and then showed a bit of SO2. After a few hours it emanated dried apricots, citrus, vanilla, white stone, and apples.
This wine was all acidity when first popped. Then, as it opened up, the super ripe fruit developed and it became quite ripe and rich. In fact, it was almost a bit over-ripe, even though you could taste the firm acidity in the background. Finally, after 4 hours of air, it all came into balance. The texture became super creamy. This wine was very classy and refined with an edge of decadent richness.
I have had better bottles in the past. Was this bottle a bit mistreated or was it bottle variation? This bottle was a bit past it’s peak but I know other bottles will last 10+ years. Substantial air is recommended to allow this wine to show its true majesty!
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Comment posted by dcwino:
3/17/2018 7:35:00 PM - One of the greatest white Burgundy for me.
Comment posted by fclarity:
3/18/2018 11:59:00 AM - Thanks for your comment DC.
Yes, I love the 92 Leflaive’s! However, I will say that this bottle was not quite up to other bottles I have had. In fact, it was not quite as good as the 92 Batard I had last year. As you know, no great wines only great bottles!