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Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru "Clavoillon" 2018 [1.5L MAGNUM]
(Cote de Beaune, Burgundy, France) - [BH 90-93] [RP 90-92] [AG 90-92]
Regular price $750.00 Sale price $689.97 Save $60.03
Notes from the Winemaker:
Vinification:
Long, gentle pneumatic pressing, "debourbage", or "settling of the juice", over 24 hours; then racking and running the must into cask. Alcoholic fermentation in oak casks, 22% new (maximum 1/2 Vosges, minimum 1/2 allier). Matured 12 months in cask, then aged 6 months in tank, where it is prepared for bottling. Homeopathic fining and very light filtering at bottling, if necessary.
Biodynamic.
Manual harvesting with grape sorting and optimisation of choice of date through parcel-by-parcel ripeness monitoring.
Ratings & Reviews
90-93 Points - Allen Meadows' Burghound:
“An attractively layered nose combines lovely floral notes with those of citrus peel, pear and soft spice hints. The racy and tension-filled medium weight flavors possess excellent detail on the palate coating finish that is at once clean, dry and, minerally and youthfully austere. I would further observe that this is a wine that has made considerable progress over the last 10 years, and the 2018 is only the latest confirmation of that progress. In short, this is really quite promising. - (June 2020)
90-92 Points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate:
“Aromas of fresh peach, white flowers, citrus oil and green apples preface the 2018 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clavoillon, a medium to full-bodied, elegantly satiny wine that's racy and fine-boned, with lively acids, a delicate core of fruit and a chalky finish. This has none of the blockiness of yesteryear's Clavoillon. - William Kelley (Jan 2020)
90-92 Points - Antonio Galloni's Vinous:
“The 2018 Puligny-Montrachet Clavoillon 1er Cru, Leflaive’s largest vineyard at 4.8 hectares, has a very perfumed bouquet with mirabelle, crushed pebble and a touch of sherbet blossoming from the nose. The well-balanced palate offers a touch of spice on the entry, good acidity, moderate depth and a suggestion of ginger toward the sappy finish. - Neal Martin (Jan 2020)
Long, gentle pneumatic pressing, "debourbage", or "settling of the juice", over 24 hours; then racking and running the must into cask. Alcoholic fermentation in oak casks, 22% new (maximum 1/2 Vosges, minimum 1/2 allier). Matured 12 months in cask, then aged 6 months in tank, where it is prepared for bottling. Homeopathic fining and very light filtering at bottling, if necessary.
Biodynamic.
Manual harvesting with grape sorting and optimisation of choice of date through parcel-by-parcel ripeness monitoring.
Ratings & Reviews
90-93 Points - Allen Meadows' Burghound:
“An attractively layered nose combines lovely floral notes with those of citrus peel, pear and soft spice hints. The racy and tension-filled medium weight flavors possess excellent detail on the palate coating finish that is at once clean, dry and, minerally and youthfully austere. I would further observe that this is a wine that has made considerable progress over the last 10 years, and the 2018 is only the latest confirmation of that progress. In short, this is really quite promising. - (June 2020)
90-92 Points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate:
“Aromas of fresh peach, white flowers, citrus oil and green apples preface the 2018 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clavoillon, a medium to full-bodied, elegantly satiny wine that's racy and fine-boned, with lively acids, a delicate core of fruit and a chalky finish. This has none of the blockiness of yesteryear's Clavoillon. - William Kelley (Jan 2020)
90-92 Points - Antonio Galloni's Vinous:
“The 2018 Puligny-Montrachet Clavoillon 1er Cru, Leflaive’s largest vineyard at 4.8 hectares, has a very perfumed bouquet with mirabelle, crushed pebble and a touch of sherbet blossoming from the nose. The well-balanced palate offers a touch of spice on the entry, good acidity, moderate depth and a suggestion of ginger toward the sappy finish. - Neal Martin (Jan 2020)