2016 Domaine Leflaive Chevalier-Montrachet

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 94 points

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  8/7/2021 - Derek Darth Taster wrote: 94 Points

  FWSG 2016 white burg horizontal tasting. Drank in Gabriel Standart.
  Appearance is clear, pale intensity, lemon colour. Legs.
  Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with aromas of chalk, limestone, citrus lemon tart, rich almond nut + honey, cream peach. Developing.
  On the palate, dry, good high acidity, medium alcohol, medium+ body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of honeyed citrus lemon + cream peach and some green melon, strong vein of chalk + limesotne minerality, integrating oak toast and spice around the edges. Long broad finish.
  Not as focused as other Chevalier experiences I have had before, but packed with Grand Cru substance for sure.

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  1/26/2019 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:

  Again only 7 barrels here, where you might see 30 barrels in a normal year. There’s some reduction to the aroma with loads of salt, citrus and white flower action as you work a bit of air into the wine. It is rich and concentrated and long and linear.

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  8/18/2018 - fcxj wrote: 94 Points

  A special one. Lifted aromatics, quite floral. Minerality and intensity wrapped together.

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  7/5/2018 - rc@ughey wrote: 94 Points

  Beautiful wine. White flowers and citrus on the nose with a weighty palate of bright fruit, minerals, and some unobtrusive oak. Silky texture and totally harmonious. Not particularly powerful at this point, this nevertheless makes a big impression. This is clearly the class of the '16 Leflaive lineup, but the 1ers were the biggest surprises to the upside.

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