Medium-bright yellow-gold color. Deepens slightly over period consumed (a few hours). Aromas still on the fresh side with lemon curd, some honeysuckle, pineapple, and mango. Palate is substantially more broad than last bottle sampled with mineral, lemon curd, smoke, a hint of toasted hazelnut, and mango. This is drinking in prime early maturity to my tastes and delivers the "Leflaive experience". Drink at leisure.
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Not typical of Les Pucelles. Fruit notes were a bit restrained. Pleasant side is rich mineral and good acidity. Took longer than expected to open up ~2 hours. Contrary to most other comments here, it seems young and great upward potential.
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From Magnum. PNP. This reminded me of why i buy leflaive. none of the pre-mox that has killed many leflaive bottles in the past. A great blend of acidity and crushed stone with richness that hints at hazelnut. Clearly the weight of a puligny with the intensity and focus of a leflaive. I would hesitate on non-magnum format as this was at its peak in this format and I would think it would be on the downslope in 750.
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Medium yellow-gold color. Muted aromas of pear, wax, butterscotch, and a hint of almond. Palate is pretty lacking in fruit with apple/pear notes lurking but only peeking out with coaxing. Got some more oxidative character overnight in the cellar. Overall a disappointing bottle from a purchase at release. Drink, hold, or sell.
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1996 Burgundy Retrospective - The Fourth Session (Clarity - Vienna, Virginia): Nice lemon color which is a good sign. Clean mineral driven nose displaying succulent yellow fruit, lemon curd, granny smith, flint, spicy spices and crushed rock. Excellent concentration, packed concentrated decadent yet energetic yellow fruit, rich and sweet, good acidity and mineral, and a medium long succulent yellow fruit driven finish. There is a hint of bitterness that shortens the finish a bit. Very good showing.
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Surprisingly focused and mineral. Not chiseled but definitely precise. Sort of creamy sunscreen vanilla note that is okay not great. Tropical fruits but the ripeness is restrained. About what I expected in a good case scenario of not a slight surprise to the upside.
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Showing slight oxidization through the extreme ripeness. Shouldn’t be surprising but still kind of hard to accept. A real roasted marshmallow characteristic, kind of smouldering synthetic frosting. Extremely ripe and exotic, tropical yellow fruit. I actually think it’s pretty good for the vintage and don’t mind drinking this at all, but MP, a deep Coche collector and white burgundy expert, was quick to point out that this was incorrect. One somm said good, another said less than good. Opened a 2010 Combottes which put an end to the discussion pretty quickly as it was extremely sharp and fresh. Will try another one shortly, but I’m still ~92 on this.
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This was too yellow, urine like so bottle variation, had long finish but definitely over advanced, probably would have been more like the 93 critics gave it.
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Not much evolution compared to last bottle, and no signs of oxydation. Very primary, crisp and well-delineated nose. Palate is medium-bodied, very energetic with clean and pure acidic backbone. Matter is there but not in the foreground. Really at a great place right now.
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Lunch at Summer Pavilion (Summer Pavilion, Ritz Carlton, Singapore): Lovely stuff, if a bit on the riper side. The nose was a lovely marriage of the riper, stone fruit and flower 2009 tones with typical Leflaive aromas of flint, chalk and smoky mineral notes. The palate was still very young and primary, with a solid chew of rich stone fruited notes, and an almost structural spine of stony minerality underneath. Lovely depth and grip to it, and a surprising amount of focus for a weigty vintage. It lacked the sheer laser-like cut and definition of vintages like 1996, 2002 and 2004, but it was very good for what it is. Yummy, and it should get better in the next few years.
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Tasted along with Dom. Leflaive Pucelles '14, Clavoillon '15 and a couple of Grand Cru's from other producers and this wine had a darker colour. On the nose immediately camphor, honey and Asian spices. Rather heavy lacking acidity and nerve although does give some pleasure as it's still a rather mellow and pleasant wine. Clearly more advanced than it should be at nine years old. Bit hot on the finish too. Sadly a case of premox although not the worst case I've come across and the wine certainly wasn't completely gone.
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Light golden color.Very expressive and powerful nose with honey,some citrus,tropical fruit,smoke and subtle minerality.Wonderful tastefull rich attack with lots of flavours,excellent depth and very nice acidity.Full-bodied with great structure and length,this was singing.Perfect bottle,approaching grand gru level.
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Steak House Terroir (Leiden , NL): Huge intense nose, on the palate round powerful ripe citrus and honey, with excellent length. Showing more the vintage profile than Puligny terroir.
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Leiden dinner at Terroir: Typical Leflaive nose with butter, sweets and honeysuckle, lovely. Taste creamy, lemon, soft acidity, hazelnuts. Seems to be holding back a bit, limited length. I have the idea that it is in a slightly closed state and will open up with more bottle years. Still a very fine maturing white Burgundy to drink now.
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Impressive combination of fruit elegance and variety of profiles with wonderful weight and texture. Brilliant but not sure this will improve tremendously?
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Characteristic Leflaive styling and a fat, waxy, citric profile, but a good dose of sulfur as well that never really dissipated. Lots of good material.
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Drank it side by side with Prieur's Montrachet 2009.
For me "much" weaker than the big brother even it was more balanced and drinkable at the moment.
Citrus, some nuts, but a little bit lacking of acidity, eleegant and reluctant but not the deepness to be a really superb Puligny-Montrachet. Some people at the table liked it very much and rated 2-3 points more than me.
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Chardonnay Shootout (Chez Kailin - Northbrook IL): Tasted blind in pre-2010 Chardonnay flight. Lemon and lemon peel. Starts floral, restrained middle, lush towards finish, but minerality at the very end with an expanding finish showing good spice. Very tasty.
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very nice, and crowd pleasing, had at Andy's high school graduation dinner and was enjoyed by all, a softer more approachable version of this wine relative to other vintages I have had but with good depth and roundness, this is an early drinker I suspect
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Light gold. Candied apple, honeysuckle, and tarragon on the nose. Ripe, oaky, and a tad fat from the warm vintage, this nonetheless offers nice acidity and that intense Leflaive concentration. Ready now.
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Decanted 30 min. Bottle no. 2 as bottle no.1 was "off", without being premox. Pale lemon. Expressive and attractive nose with flowers, citrus and yellow fruit. A touch of that particular Leflaive perfume which I can't properly describe, but I love it! Pure taste with fresh acidity and minerals. Fanatastic light yellow fruit. A touch of vanilla. Finishes with a long aftertaste with slightly smoky notes. Very youthful at the moment and a strong performance for a 09, I guessed 08 blind!
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Domaine Leflaive with James Handford MW (Handford Wines, London): Shows a bit of color, but still bright. From the very warm 2009 vintage, this was quite a bit more evolved than we expected and a little bit "obvious". Light nutty, honey notes mix with the citrus notes on the palate and give the wine a bit of a "creamy" feel as they do keep the acidity in check. a much more pleasing wine given the riper character albeit we prefer the less obvious vintages of this wine. Still very solid and very nice now. 92-93
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Lovely lemon colour. Perfectly ripe pure fruit with some mineral zesty spice. White flowers and lemon. Superb structure, lovely weight, long resonant finish. Delicious lemon curd, mineral zest, a little spice. Core of intense fruit, very youthful, will have ages to develop. A delight.
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Bright yellow/gold color. Heady aromas of candied lemon, apple, nutmeg, pear, honey and honeysuckle. Palate has yellow apple, green fig, honey, lemon, and some melon notes and a strong mineral streak on the long finish. A very showy, young White Burgundy experience. Delicious, if you can afford to drink it. Drink or hold.
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Burgundy & Birds (il Buco): Light yellow color, nose was remarkably forward and open, lots of fat fruit here. Youthful but very approachable, fruit is quite primary, lovely texture decent acidity, good size and balance. Nice lingering finish. Very nice now but should get only better with another 5 years of patience
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Seriously fat, rich, sweet and round. Really enjoyable. Some spice and matchstick. Sweet fruit. Long, creamy finish. Coming off the 09 Coche, I love the richness of this wine but prefer the flavor profile of the Coche.
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Magnum (Mostly) White Dinner (GT Fish & Oyster - Chicago IL): Magnum. Great flight of young Leflaive. This wine is very 2009 (fat, ripe, fun) and very Leflaive (concentrated, spicy, oaky) in all good ways. Big and very easy to enjoy, but with energy and textures coming through in background. Some preferred this to the 2007 in the next glass, but I definitely prefered the '07.
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GT Fish & Oyster - Magnum Night (Chicago, IL): Stunning stuff - gorgeous effusive nose with minerals, lemon-lime with a hint of candy apple. Round and medium-rich fruit on the palate with juicy underlying acidity. Crazy long. Slightly preferred the more rich '09 to the '07 Les Pucelles tasted side by side.
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Terroir-istes International - France, Burgundy, Domaine Leflaive (Rodwell House): Light to mid-yellow, the nose shows sea salt, smoke, ozone, and chipped rocks. The entry is rich, deep and gorgeously intense. From here, the bead of racy acidity runs through the veins of the wine, giving poise, energy and lift. Elements of smoked lemon, mineral, and crushed stones meet orange rind, white plum and chalk. The mineral takes over toward the elongated finish as a rockfall of stones smash together! Stunning!
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Most certainly a quality wine, thus the decent score... but a wine that is reflecting its vintage more than its terroir. Reading the excellent reviews here show the picture - caramel and size are not what I am looking for in fine white Burgundy. (Le Bernadin)
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(tasted at the sampler) Dense and pronounced nose filled with citrus, flower blossoms and a touch of toast. The palate takes up where the nose leaves you, showing citrus, peach and pear, razor sharp acidity, medium to long aftertaste of spicy oak. Needs time
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Olivier Leflaive Dinner with Jean Soubeyrand (Chez Patrick Restaurant, 2/F, Garden East, 222 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong): Compared to the previous wines, this is a more distinctly light yellow-gold colour. Nose is fresh, crisp saliva-inducing fresh apples with a hint of salted butter in the background. Palate is sharper, deeper, more bass-toned than the previous Leflaive Villages wines, richer and riper apples and pears....hints of Indian spice market smoke....just gorgeous and easy to imagine how much better it will be with more age....at the moment it retains this lovely, lingering freshness. Some length and just the beginnings of resonance. Just a bit young as it warms up in the glass...but definitely this has great beginnings of future resonance. This was my WOTN in terms of its quality, price point and definite ability to give any Grand Cru a run for its money over the coming 20 years. Superb....this must have been one of my restrained-scoring nights.
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Immediately a nose of a high pedigree white Burgundy exudes from the glass. It consists of citrus, flower blossoms and a touch of toast. In the mouth, the wine is captivating. You don’t want to swallow, but just keep it on your palate. Lovely citrus, white peach and pear fruit dance across the palate followed by a gentle but persistent mineral quality and ending with gentle spicy oak. The length of the wine is impressive. The wine is light on its feet and still has richness and intensity. Ends with a long lasting finish.
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A lot finer and more contained than the ‘Clavoillon’. There are notes of white peach and white flower but more minerality and more rocky detail. It is very rich with incredible length.
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Very discreet aromatically speaking. Fabulous intensity in the mouth with sappy, high glycerol fruits, loads of lemon butter and torrents of minerals cascading around the gums towards the finish.
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12/3/2022 - fredb Likes this wine:
Medium-bright yellow-gold color. Deepens slightly over period consumed (a few hours). Aromas still on the fresh side with lemon curd, some honeysuckle, pineapple, and mango. Palate is substantially more broad than last bottle sampled with mineral, lemon curd, smoke, a hint of toasted hazelnut, and mango. This is drinking in prime early maturity to my tastes and delivers the "Leflaive experience". Drink at leisure.
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11/8/2022 - TWSA wrote: flawed
It is rather sad that this wine is premoxed and shows notes of nail polish and was incredibly mature given its age.
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5/7/2022 - Burghunt wrote: 93 Points
Not typical of Les Pucelles. Fruit notes were a bit restrained. Pleasant side is rich mineral and good acidity. Took longer than expected to open up ~2 hours. Contrary to most other comments here, it seems young and great upward potential.
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11/24/2021 - eschaefer wrote: 85 Points
Thinking poxed. 2 of 2 bottles drank tonight. This one a little better than first but still not great….
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11/24/2021 - eschaefer wrote: 85 Points
Thinking poxed. Dark gold. A little pungent etc. 1 of two bottles drink on same night. Not great.
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10/8/2021 - flat wrote: 87 Points
pre-ox
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6/13/2021 - MJReb wrote: flawed
Slightly premoxed.
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2/28/2021 - Trent Walker Likes this wine: 95 Points
From Magnum. PNP. This reminded me of why i buy leflaive. none of the pre-mox that has killed many leflaive bottles in the past. A great blend of acidity and crushed stone with richness that hints at hazelnut. Clearly the weight of a puligny with the intensity and focus of a leflaive. I would hesitate on non-magnum format as this was at its peak in this format and I would think it would be on the downslope in 750.
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1/2/2021 - fredb wrote:
Medium yellow-gold color. Muted aromas of pear, wax, butterscotch, and a hint of almond. Palate is pretty lacking in fruit with apple/pear notes lurking but only peeking out with coaxing. Got some more oxidative character overnight in the cellar. Overall a disappointing bottle from a purchase at release. Drink, hold, or sell.
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10/10/2020 - robferguson1 wrote: 93 Points
Another good bottle, faith restored.
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9/11/2020 - robferguson1 wrote: 93 Points
In good shape , delicate and needs to be allowed to warm
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1/19/2020 - fcxj wrote: 92 Points
Reasonably fresh.
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9/26/2019 - dcwino wrote: 93 Points
1996 Burgundy Retrospective - The Fourth Session (Clarity - Vienna, Virginia): Nice lemon color which is a good sign. Clean mineral driven nose displaying succulent yellow fruit, lemon curd, granny smith, flint, spicy spices and crushed rock. Excellent concentration, packed concentrated decadent yet energetic yellow fruit, rich and sweet, good acidity and mineral, and a medium long succulent yellow fruit driven finish. There is a hint of bitterness that shortens the finish a bit. Very good showing.
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8/23/2019 - The Vines That Bind wrote: 92 Points
Surprisingly focused and mineral. Not chiseled but definitely precise. Sort of creamy sunscreen vanilla note that is okay not great. Tropical fruits but the ripeness is restrained. About what I expected in a good case scenario of not a slight surprise to the upside.
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5/15/2019 - The Vines That Bind wrote:
Showing slight oxidization through the extreme ripeness. Shouldn’t be surprising but still kind of hard to accept. A real roasted marshmallow characteristic, kind of smouldering synthetic frosting. Extremely ripe and exotic, tropical yellow fruit. I actually think it’s pretty good for the vintage and don’t mind drinking this at all, but MP, a deep Coche collector and white burgundy expert, was quick to point out that this was incorrect. One somm said good, another said less than good. Opened a 2010 Combottes which put an end to the discussion pretty quickly as it was extremely sharp and fresh. Will try another one shortly, but I’m still ~92 on this.
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1/30/2019 - robferguson1 wrote: 90 Points
This was too yellow, urine like so bottle variation, had long finish but definitely over advanced, probably would have been more like the 93 critics gave it.
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1/17/2019 - thomasito2001 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Not much evolution compared to last bottle, and no signs of oxydation. Very primary, crisp and well-delineated nose. Palate is medium-bodied, very energetic with clean and pure acidic backbone. Matter is there but not in the foreground. Really at a great place right now.
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12/26/2018 - Paul S wrote: 93 Points
Lunch at Summer Pavilion (Summer Pavilion, Ritz Carlton, Singapore): Lovely stuff, if a bit on the riper side. The nose was a lovely marriage of the riper, stone fruit and flower 2009 tones with typical Leflaive aromas of flint, chalk and smoky mineral notes. The palate was still very young and primary, with a solid chew of rich stone fruited notes, and an almost structural spine of stony minerality underneath. Lovely depth and grip to it, and a surprising amount of focus for a weigty vintage. It lacked the sheer laser-like cut and definition of vintages like 1996, 2002 and 2004, but it was very good for what it is. Yummy, and it should get better in the next few years.
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9/5/2018 - Tartiflette wrote: 90 Points
Seemed a bit closed. High acidity. Charming fruit and fat creamy texture. Citrus, honeysuckle and some wood in the end not well integrated yet.
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8/11/2018 - jrh82 wrote: flawed
Tasted along with Dom. Leflaive Pucelles '14, Clavoillon '15 and a couple of Grand Cru's from other producers and this wine had a darker colour. On the nose immediately camphor, honey and Asian spices. Rather heavy lacking acidity and nerve although does give some pleasure as it's still a rather mellow and pleasant wine. Clearly more advanced than it should be at nine years old. Bit hot on the finish too. Sadly a case of premox although not the worst case I've come across and the wine certainly wasn't completely gone.
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3/18/2018 - JVC_BE wrote: 88 Points
Very yellow color and , for me, Too round and therefore difficult to discover any premier cru differentiators. Not worth the price tag
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3/2/2018 - paul wrote:
finally a great bottle...
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2/11/2018 - paul wrote:
premature oxidation....undrinkable
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12/17/2017 - valedeniro wrote: 94 Points
Light golden color.Very expressive and powerful nose with honey,some citrus,tropical fruit,smoke and subtle minerality.Wonderful tastefull rich attack with lots of flavours,excellent depth and very nice acidity.Full-bodied with great structure and length,this was singing.Perfect bottle,approaching grand gru level.
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8/27/2017 - Barry Rothof wrote: 92 Points
Steak House Terroir (Leiden , NL): Huge intense nose, on the palate round powerful ripe citrus and honey, with excellent length. Showing more the vintage profile than Puligny terroir.
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8/25/2017 - Burgaddict wrote:
Leiden dinner at Terroir: Typical Leflaive nose with butter, sweets and honeysuckle, lovely. Taste creamy, lemon, soft acidity, hazelnuts. Seems to be holding back a bit, limited length. I have the idea that it is in a slightly closed state and will open up with more bottle years. Still a very fine maturing white Burgundy to drink now.
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8/22/2017 - tinybubbles wrote: flawed
Obscured by moderately advanced oxidation.
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1/24/2017 - thomasito2001 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Impressive combination of fruit elegance and variety of profiles with wonderful weight and texture. Brilliant but not sure this will improve tremendously?
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12/15/2016 - RayOB wrote: 92 Points
Drank in London
Rich deep and wonderful . Incredible creaminess with enough acidity to offset. Lovely.
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9/9/2016 - psmith wrote: 91 Points
Characteristic Leflaive styling and a fat, waxy, citric profile, but a good dose of sulfur as well that never really dissipated. Lots of good material.
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6/25/2016 - jeff nowak wrote: 91 Points
From magnum. Advanced color and fully mature fruit. I enjoyed this, but it was teetering on the edge of Premox at absolute peak.
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6/19/2016 - Pacherant wrote: 90 Points
Not amazing. Good quality fruit but lacks the delineation and structure of more-balanced vintages
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6/12/2016 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 92 Points
Drank it side by side with Prieur's Montrachet 2009.
For me "much" weaker than the big brother even it was more balanced and drinkable at the moment.
Citrus, some nuts, but a little bit lacking of acidity, eleegant and reluctant but not the deepness to be a really superb Puligny-Montrachet. Some people at the table liked it very much and rated 2-3 points more than me.
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6/10/2016 - jlgnml Likes this wine: 90 Points
Wine Flock Intro-Retro Blind Tasting (Gary's home outside on the porch, Chicago IL): Magnum. Good color, aromatic nose, youthful especially from magnum.
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6/10/2016 - Burgundy Al wrote: 90 Points
Chicago Wine Flock...Gary Opens Cali Cab (Chez Weber - Chicago IL): Magnum. Lemon peel on nose and palate with plenty of sweet spice. Good concentration but very advanced.
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5/31/2016 - Burgundy Al wrote: 92 Points
Chardonnay Shootout (Chez Kailin - Northbrook IL): Tasted blind in pre-2010 Chardonnay flight. Lemon and lemon peel. Starts floral, restrained middle, lush towards finish, but minerality at the very end with an expanding finish showing good spice. Very tasty.
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5/29/2016 - WoodieBayArea wrote: 92 Points
very nice, and crowd pleasing, had at Andy's high school graduation dinner and was enjoyed by all, a softer more approachable version of this wine relative to other vintages I have had but with good depth and roundness, this is an early drinker I suspect
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3/6/2016 - rlove wrote: 93 Points
Light gold. Candied apple, honeysuckle, and tarragon on the nose. Ripe, oaky, and a tad fat from the warm vintage, this nonetheless offers nice acidity and that intense Leflaive concentration. Ready now.
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9/26/2015 - kfinsrud wrote: 94 Points
Decanted 30 min. Bottle no. 2 as bottle no.1 was "off", without being premox. Pale lemon. Expressive and attractive nose with flowers, citrus and yellow fruit. A touch of that particular Leflaive perfume which I can't properly describe, but I love it! Pure taste with fresh acidity and minerals. Fanatastic light yellow fruit. A touch of vanilla. Finishes with a long aftertaste with slightly smoky notes. Very youthful at the moment and a strong performance for a 09, I guessed 08 blind!
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9/21/2015 - Papies wrote: 93 Points
Domaine Leflaive with James Handford MW (Handford Wines, London): Shows a bit of color, but still bright. From the very warm 2009 vintage, this was quite a bit more evolved than we expected and a little bit "obvious". Light nutty, honey notes mix with the citrus notes on the palate and give the wine a bit of a "creamy" feel as they do keep the acidity in check. a much more pleasing wine given the riper character albeit we prefer the less obvious vintages of this wine. Still very solid and very nice now. 92-93
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9/19/2015 - Vini Ciclismo wrote: 94 Points
Lovely lemon colour.
Perfectly ripe pure fruit with some mineral zesty spice. White flowers and lemon.
Superb structure, lovely weight, long resonant finish. Delicious lemon curd, mineral zest, a little spice. Core of intense fruit, very youthful, will have ages to develop.
A delight.
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7/14/2015 - fredb Likes this wine:
Bright yellow/gold color. Heady aromas of candied lemon, apple, nutmeg, pear, honey and honeysuckle. Palate has yellow apple, green fig, honey, lemon, and some melon notes and a strong mineral streak on the long finish. A very showy, young White Burgundy experience. Delicious, if you can afford to drink it. Drink or hold.
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2/26/2015 - paul195 wrote: 92 Points
Burgundy & Birds (il Buco): Light yellow color, nose was remarkably forward and open, lots of fat fruit here. Youthful but very approachable, fruit is quite primary, lovely texture decent acidity, good size and balance. Nice lingering finish. Very nice now but should get only better with another 5 years of patience
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6/24/2014 - Javatrader wrote: 94 Points
Perfumed nose, talc and nuttiness, you can smell the minerality here too
Singing but not racy, minerals but softness as well, in a word...elegant
I am loving the '09s
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11/17/2013 - johnh1001 wrote: 93 Points
Did back to back bottles. This wine is huge, but extremely forward on the minerality. Concentrated with great texture and a long finish.
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11/16/2013 - johnh1001 wrote: 93 Points
Seriously fat, rich, sweet and round. Really enjoyable. Some spice and matchstick. Sweet fruit. Long, creamy finish. Coming off the 09 Coche, I love the richness of this wine but prefer the flavor profile of the Coche.
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10/24/2013 - Burgundy Al wrote: 92 Points
Magnum (Mostly) White Dinner (GT Fish & Oyster - Chicago IL): Magnum. Great flight of young Leflaive. This wine is very 2009 (fat, ripe, fun) and very Leflaive (concentrated, spicy, oaky) in all good ways. Big and very easy to enjoy, but with energy and textures coming through in background. Some preferred this to the 2007 in the next glass, but I definitely prefered the '07.
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10/24/2013 - Nanda wrote: 96 Points
GT Fish & Oyster - Magnum Night (Chicago, IL): Stunning stuff - gorgeous effusive nose with minerals, lemon-lime with a hint of candy apple. Round and medium-rich fruit on the palate with juicy underlying acidity. Crazy long. Slightly preferred the more rich '09 to the '07 Les Pucelles tasted side by side.
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9/2/2013 - rikipedia Likes this wine: 95 Points
Terroir-istes International - France, Burgundy, Domaine Leflaive (Rodwell House): Light to mid-yellow, the nose shows sea salt, smoke, ozone, and chipped rocks.
The entry is rich, deep and gorgeously intense. From here, the bead of racy acidity runs through the veins of the wine, giving poise, energy and lift. Elements of smoked lemon, mineral, and crushed stones meet orange rind, white plum and chalk. The mineral takes over toward the elongated finish as a rockfall of stones smash together! Stunning!
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5/21/2013 - lepetitchateau wrote: 91 Points
Most certainly a quality wine, thus the decent score... but a wine that is reflecting its vintage more than its terroir. Reading the excellent reviews here show the picture - caramel and size are not what I am looking for in fine white Burgundy. (Le Bernadin)
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5/18/2013 - kostaslonis Likes this wine: 93 Points
(tasted at the sampler) Dense and pronounced nose filled with citrus, flower blossoms and a touch of toast. The palate takes up where the nose leaves you, showing citrus, peach and pear, razor sharp acidity, medium to long aftertaste of spicy oak. Needs time
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5/10/2013 - Goldstone Likes this wine: 91 Points
Olivier Leflaive Dinner with Jean Soubeyrand (Chez Patrick Restaurant, 2/F, Garden East, 222 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong): Compared to the previous wines, this is a more distinctly light yellow-gold colour. Nose is fresh, crisp saliva-inducing fresh apples with a hint of salted butter in the background. Palate is sharper, deeper, more bass-toned than the previous Leflaive Villages wines, richer and riper apples and pears....hints of Indian spice market smoke....just gorgeous and easy to imagine how much better it will be with more age....at the moment it retains this lovely, lingering freshness. Some length and just the beginnings of resonance. Just a bit young as it warms up in the glass...but definitely this has great beginnings of future resonance. This was my WOTN in terms of its quality, price point and definite ability to give any Grand Cru a run for its money over the coming 20 years. Superb....this must have been one of my restrained-scoring nights.
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3/8/2013 - Burgundy Al wrote: 91 Points
La Paulée de New York: Vertical Tasting (Colicchio & Sons - New York NY): Tasting. Peach aromas with some tropical fruit, lots of spice. Similar on palate, lots of fat, lush fruit, just a bit simpler, shorter than its 2008 or 2007 counterparts also tasted here.
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3/8/2013 - drwine2001 wrote:
(Most of) The Burgundy Verticals Tasting at La Paulee 2013 (Colicchio & Sons, New York): Toast, a bit of caramel and tropical citrus fruit on the nose. The weightiest and fattest of the 3 vintages with some acidity and a finish of medium length. The progression of style from the '07 to the '09 was disheartening.
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1/22/2013 - Jay A Likes this wine: 94 Points
Immediately a nose of a high pedigree white Burgundy exudes from the glass. It consists of citrus, flower blossoms and a touch of toast. In the mouth, the wine is captivating. You don’t want to swallow, but just keep it on your palate. Lovely citrus, white peach and pear fruit dance across the palate followed by a gentle but persistent mineral quality and ending with gentle spicy oak. The length of the wine is impressive. The wine is light on its feet and still has richness and intensity. Ends with a long lasting finish.
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6/5/2011 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
A lot finer and more contained than the ‘Clavoillon’. There are notes of white peach and white flower but more minerality and more rocky detail. It is very rich with incredible length.
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10/14/2010 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
Very discreet aromatically speaking. Fabulous intensity in the mouth with sappy, high glycerol fruits, loads of lemon butter and torrents of minerals cascading around the gums towards the finish.
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