Domaine Leflaive - Chevalier Montrachet - Grand Cru

97 points - The Wine Advocate
96 points - The Wine Advocate
97 points - The Wine Advocate
93 points - The Wine Advocate
94 points - The Wine Advocate
94 points - The Wine Advocate
96 points - The Wine Advocate
97 points - The Wine Advocate
93 points - The Wine Advocate
Domaine Leflaive - Chevalier Montrachet - Grand Cru - 2019 - 75cl - Onshore Cellars

Domaine Leflaive - Chevalier Montrachet - Grand Cru

97 points - The Wine Advocate
96 points - The Wine Advocate
97 points - The Wine Advocate
93 points - The Wine Advocate
94 points - The Wine Advocate
94 points - The Wine Advocate
96 points - The Wine Advocate
97 points - The Wine Advocate
93 points - The Wine Advocate
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Leflaive's 2019 Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru unwinds in the glass with scents of Anjou pear, orange oil, clear honey, white flowers and freshly baked bread, framed by a deft touch of youthful reduction. Full-bodied, concentrated and incisive, it's textural but taut, its satiny attack segueing into a deep, chiseled mid-palate, concluding with a long, electric finish. This is a brilliant Chevalier with a long life ahead of it.
The 2018 Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru has turned out brilliantly, unwinding in the glass with sachets of orange oil, white flowers, crisp orchard fruit, blanched almonds, vanilla pod and buttered toast. Full-bodied, satiny and concentrated, it's deep and multidimensional, with racy acids and a long, electric finish. This is one 2018 white Burgundy that is built for sustained bottle age.
The 2015 Chevalier-Montrachet from Domaine Leflaive is stunning from bottle, wafting from the glass with a lovely nose of lemon pith, wet stones, spring flowers and toasted nuts. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, concentrated and multidimensional, with extraordinary intensity and mid-palate depth, a long, lingering finish and an effortless sense of cohesion and completeness. But what's especially impressive about this Chevalier is its grace and textural elegance in this vintage: while its concentration and amplitude certainly reflect the year, nothing is out of place. A step up over even the superb Bâtard-Montrachet and one of the high points of the 2015 vintage in white Burgundy.
Wafting from the glass with a ripe bouquet of sun-kissed peaches, honeyed yellow orchard fruit, mandarin orange and oatmeal, the 2006 Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru is full-bodied, broad and unctuous, with a rich, satiny-textured attack, a fleshy mid-palate and a long, heady finish. Stylistically, this is the polar opposite of the 2004 Chevalier, reflecting the warm, sunny vintage.
A charming, fleshy wine, the 2009 Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru offers up a generous bouquet of ripe citrus fruit, confit lemon, pears, warm bread, honeycomb and mandarin. On the palate, it's full-bodied, lavish and enveloping, with a textural attack, a rich and ample core of fruit and a long, expansive finish. This is a ripe but open-knit vintage of Leflaive's Chevalier, even though with 13.45% alcohol it's lower-octane than all the top vintages of the Pierre Morey era. If the wine has a fault, it's one extensible to the vintage as a whole: a lack of liveliness and tension.
This magnum of the 2008 Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru is an original release, and it is a little more developed than the "reconditioned" 750-milliliter bottle I reviewed last year. Offering up aromas of mandarin orange, marmalade, honeycomb, fresh pastry, white flowers and vanilla pod, it's medium to full-bodied, ample and penetrating, with lively acids and a long, exotic finish. While this is drinking well, it's a little open-knit for a 12-year-old Chevalier-Montrachet, especially in magnum, and—as with most Leflaive white Burgundies from this era of endemic premature oxidation—I wouldn't bet on it making old bones. In that respect, it was interesting to see what a difference the domaine's reconditioning had made to the last example of this wine that I encountered.
The 2007 Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru opens in the glass with scents of lemon oil, clear honey, confit citrus, warm bread, almond paste and a very discrete touch of smoky reduction. On the palate, it's full-bodied, ample and multidimensional, with unusual volume and breadth for the vintage, striking concentration and an incisive spine of acidity, concluding with a long, vibrant and chalky finish. While this 2007 is still a few years from true maturity, it clearly numbers among the wines of the vintage.
When you happen upon a pristine bottle of Leflaive's 2005 Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru, it's a terrific wine that clearly ranks among the white Burgundies of the vintage, and this was just such a bottle. Offering up a stunning bouquet of confit lemons, honeycomb, vine blossom and freshly baked bread, it's full-bodied, ample and multidimensional, with incredible concentration, a firm chassis of structuring dry extract, lively acids and a long finish that still displays considerable youthful drive. This is a muscular, imposing Chevalier that nods to the 1989 vintage in style, though if anything it's better balanced. Today, while it's still youthful wine, it's beginning to arrive at early maturity, and it's as pleasurable as it is impressive.
Offering up aromas of preserved peaches, honeycomb, orange rind, white flowers and liquorice, it's full-bodied, rich and fat, with an unctuous, oily texture, a massive endowment of chewy dry extract and a long, sweet—despite the wine containing no residual sugar—and exotic finish. While the wine's low acidity makes it a little cumbersome, it's also true that it's ageing at a glacial pace, and it's very hard to predict how it will taste in another two decades.
Type:
White
Country:
France
Region:
Burgundy
Appellation:
Chevalier-Montrachet
Producer:
Domaine Leflaive
Grapes/Blend:
Chardonnay
Style:
Grand Cru

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Domaine Leflaive, the most famous estate in Puligny-Montrachet, was founded in 1920 by Joseph Leflaive, an engineer in the marine engineering corps who helped to design and create...
Domaine Leflaive, the most famous estate in Puligny-Montrachet, was founded in 1920 by Joseph Leflaive, an engineer in the marine engineering corps who helped to design and create the first French submarine. Following his marriage to Camille Biétrix du Villars, his career took on a different path as he found himself looking after the family vines in Puligny-Montrachet. His sons, Vincent and Jo, made it their aim to bring the Côte de Beaune’s Chardonnay up to the highest rank of excellence.

Under the management of Joseph’s grand-daughter Anne-Claude Leflaive, who was at the helm between 1990 and 2015, the domaine became a leader in Burgundy’s biodynamic movement, with the whole property being converted in 1997.

“Before I had even heard of biodynamism, my instincts told me that whatever we do in our lives must be done with a respect for nature and the environment.” Anne-Claude Leflaive

Now run by her nephew, Brice de La Morandière, the wines of Lefliave continue to startle, delight and astonish all those who are lucky enough to be able to drink them.

Leflaive has 22 hectares of vineyards, including 10 hectares of Premier Cru and 5 hectares of Grand Cru sites.

“Anne Claude Leflaive was probably the most indomitable woman winemaker to have lived. Her passion – and occasionally dogma - can in no short measure be held responsible for the rise of biodynamics in vineyard management, the reduction in the use of pesticides in Burgundian farming, and the celebrity of the white wines of Burgundy. When she died in 2015, at tragically only 59 years old, the world of wine shed a tear.” Rod Smith MW

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The French Wine region of Burgundy (aka “Bourgogne”) may be small in size, but its influence is huge in the world of vino. The complexity of Burgundy...

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Pinot Noir originated in Burgundy and these vines cover 34% of the region, accounting for 29% of overall wine production. The red grape does extremely well in limestone and clay soil, which helps create their complexity. Pinot Noir wines from Burgundy range in colour from cherry to brick, are light in body, and typically have red fruit and spicy flavours. Gamay is a red grape also grown in Burgundy, but only makes up 10% of the vines.

Chardonnay is the primary grape for white wines in Burgundy, making up 48% of the vines and 68% of production. Chardonnay appreciates Burgundy’s marl soil, which gives it delicate floral, fruit, and mineral aromas and full-bodied flavours. Aligoté is the second white grape, accounting for 6% grown. {Read more about the ancient Aligoté grape in Burgundy.}

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Chevalier-Montrachet

Chevalier-Montrachet is a prestigious wine appellation located in the Côte de Beaune region of Burgundy, France. This small appellation covers just over 17 hectares of land, and is...

Chevalier-Montrachet is a prestigious wine appellation located in the Côte de Beaune region of Burgundy, France. This small appellation covers just over 17 hectares of land, and is known for producing some of the finest white wines in the world.

The history of Chevalier-Montrachet dates back to the Middle Ages, when the vineyards were owned by the Knights of Malta. The appellation takes its name from the Chevalier family, who were the original owners of the land. Today, the vineyards are owned by a number of different producers, each with their own unique style and approach to winemaking.

The style of production in Chevalier-Montrachet is heavily influenced by the terroir of the region. The vineyards are situated on a steep slope, with a south-eastern exposure that allows for maximum sun exposure. The soil is composed of limestone and clay, which gives the wines their characteristic minerality and complexity.

The primary grape variety grown in Chevalier-Montrachet is Chardonnay, which is known for its ability to express the terroir of the region. The grapes are hand-harvested and carefully sorted to ensure only the highest quality fruit is used in the winemaking process.

The typical wines produced in Chevalier-Montrachet are rich and complex, with a full-bodied texture and a long, lingering finish. The wines are known for their intense aromas of citrus, white flowers, and honey, with a subtle hint of oak from the aging process.

Overall, Chevalier-Montrachet is a truly exceptional wine appellation that produces some of the finest white wines in the world. The combination of the unique terroir, careful winemaking techniques, and the use of high-quality Chardonnay grapes results in wines that are truly unforgettable. Whether you are a seasoned wine connoisseur or simply looking to explore the world of fine wine, Chevalier-Montrachet is a must-try appellation that is sure to impress.

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