Another Wine gathering at RJ’s; 4/4/2024-4/7/2024 (Palmetto Bluff, South Carolina): Initially Justin and I worry that this might be too ripe. The color is still pale. Rich expressive nose displaying sweet rich yellow fruit with a hint of white, pineapple, lemon crud, guava, honey, a hint of vanilla/oak, sweet spices and crushed rocks. Excellent concentration, layers upon layers of concentrated yellow fruit, rich, warm and opulent but also showing excellent precision and focus due to bright acidity and strong mineral. The finish is quite long and displays strong mineral. Although showing the 18 ripeness, it retains nice balance and precision. Drinking well. Given a choice, I would rather buy and drink the 19.
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Julebord: Blind. PnP. Særdeles velbalansert, stor syre og energi, sitrus og mineraler, og aldeles ikke noen tunghet som årgangen kunne innebære, kveldes finish på de hvite.
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Stunning wine, unmarked by the warm vintage, full bodied but very elegant. Butter galore, citrus, minerals, needs maybe 30 minutes to to open, but from there it sings. Wish I was a rich man ... #Formel B#Lolli&Co
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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 fourth wine is Pucelles. Now we are talking. My experience is that Pucelles is Leflaives best 1. cru and always outstanding. That was also the case today. However the nose was pretty closed but fantastic on the palate. Needed some time in the glass.
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Leflaive owns 2.75ha of Pucelles. Opulent nose of dense orchard fruits, buttery and waxy toast with subtle lifted spices. Great density and broad shouldered. Rich and energetic with superb acidity, knocking on Grand Cru doors. (89-90/100)
4/4/2024 - dcwino wrote: 94 Points
Another Wine gathering at RJ’s; 4/4/2024-4/7/2024 (Palmetto Bluff, South Carolina): Initially Justin and I worry that this might be too ripe. The color is still pale. Rich expressive nose displaying sweet rich yellow fruit with a hint of white, pineapple, lemon crud, guava, honey, a hint of vanilla/oak, sweet spices and crushed rocks. Excellent concentration, layers upon layers of concentrated yellow fruit, rich, warm and opulent but also showing excellent precision and focus due to bright acidity and strong mineral. The finish is quite long and displays strong mineral. Although showing the 18 ripeness, it retains nice balance and precision. Drinking well. Given a choice, I would rather buy and drink the 19.
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1/6/2024 - rttpv wrote: 97 Points
vintage 2017 (not 2018). Magnifique expérience. Pamplemousse, nougat, minéralité.
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12/17/2022 - LWI wrote: 95 Points
Julebord: Blind. PnP. Særdeles velbalansert, stor syre og energi, sitrus og mineraler, og aldeles ikke noen tunghet som årgangen kunne innebære, kveldes finish på de hvite.
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11/19/2022 - hprphf wrote: 93 Points
Bright, concentrated white fruit, fairly layered. 92-93+
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2/10/2022 - beatles wrote: 94 Points
Stunning wine, unmarked by the warm vintage, full bodied but very elegant. Butter galore, citrus, minerals, needs maybe 30 minutes to to open, but from there it sings. Wish I was a rich man ...
#Formel B#Lolli&Co
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11/3/2021 - Kim Gerner wrote: 94 Points
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 fourth wine is Pucelles. Now we are talking. My experience is that Pucelles is Leflaives best 1. cru and always outstanding. That was also the case today. However the nose was pretty closed but fantastic on the palate. Needed some time in the glass.
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11/18/2019 - Jammy Wine Likes this wine: 89 Points
Leflaive owns 2.75ha of Pucelles. Opulent nose of dense orchard fruits, buttery and waxy toast with subtle lifted spices. Great density and broad shouldered. Rich and energetic with superb acidity, knocking on Grand Cru doors. (89-90/100)
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