Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru "Clavoillon" 2018 [1.5L MAGNUM]
(Cote de Beaune, Burgundy, France) - [WA 92] [BH 92] [VM 90-92]
Regular price $750.00 Sale price $689.97 Save $60.03
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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.
92 Points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate:
"A fine effort, the 2018 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clavoillon wafts from the glass with notes of white flowers, crisp yellow orchard fruit, fresh pastry and blanched almonds. Medium to full-bodied, bright and precise, it's elegant and fine-boned, with—as I observed last year—none of the blockiness of yesteryear's Clavoillon." – William Kelley (Jan 2021)
91 Points - Allen Meadows' Burghound:
"A notably ripe but not really exotic nose attractively layered and fresh aromas that combine floral nuances with those of citrus peel, pear and soft spice hints. There is good energy to the medium weight flavors that possess solid detail on the palate coating finish that is at once clean, dry and, minerally and still a bit youthfully austere. This is a quality 2018 that is coming along nicely and is a wine that could easily be enjoyed now though I would advise holding it for another few years in the hopes that more depth will progressively develop." (Mar 2023)
90-92 Points - Vinous Media:
"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
"A fine effort, the 2018 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clavoillon wafts from the glass with notes of white flowers, crisp yellow orchard fruit, fresh pastry and blanched almonds. Medium to full-bodied, bright and precise, it's elegant and fine-boned, with—as I observed last year—none of the blockiness of yesteryear's Clavoillon." – William Kelley (Jan 2021)
91 Points - Allen Meadows' Burghound:
"A notably ripe but not really exotic nose attractively layered and fresh aromas that combine floral nuances with those of citrus peel, pear and soft spice hints. There is good energy to the medium weight flavors that possess solid detail on the palate coating finish that is at once clean, dry and, minerally and still a bit youthfully austere. This is a quality 2018 that is coming along nicely and is a wine that could easily be enjoyed now though I would advise holding it for another few years in the hopes that more depth will progressively develop." (Mar 2023)
90-92 Points - Vinous Media:
"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)