1996 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles

Community Tasting Notes (90) Avg Score: 93.4 points

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  4/13/2024 - BenBlu Likes this wine: 96 Points

  A sensational wine that is Leflaive 96 Pucelles. My third bottle of a very good case and it’s consistently brilliant. It works well on pnp but it doesn’t tire quickly. Immediately wafting from the glass with beurre Blanc, sesame, white truffle, sunflowers, salted popcorn. The umami element is just so intense here and there is still enough acidity and stone fruit to keep it balanced. Left in a Zalto Burg glass for an hour you get smoke and coffee bean and salted caramel. Gosh this is great! I personally lean to Combettes 96 Leflaive slightly (for the added energy and precision) but both are two sides of an immensely shining coin and I wouldn’t call anyone a fool for disagreeing and picking Pucelles (for it’s more rich personality). Great now and I would be drinking those as I have been as I wonder what you stand to gain… just perfect right now and as good as aged white Burgundy premier cru gets. 96 is likely an underrating.

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  2/2/2024 - LW31 Likes this wine:

  Great bottle of this. At peak. Classic Pucelles. Fabulous energy.

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  9/22/2023 - hprphf Likes this wine: 94 Points

  No 00957, from a UK cellar. Sesame, popcorn, composed, so young, great tension, best of old Leflaive in its prime youth. 94+

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  4/14/2023 - nmmnori Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Stunning wine, but unfortunately suffered slightly from TCA. Not enough to detract totally from the wine beneath, but present. Still mildly reductive in the most elegant way, characteristic of the finest Leflaive from this era.

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  4/13/2023 - Burgnick Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Good to try this original release again. Leflaive sesame sensation along with citrus, hazelnut and toast on the nose. Palate was nutty and vibrant with perfect harmony between acidity and fruit. Leflaive does not get much better than a pristine 96.

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