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Puligny Clavoillons, Domaine Leflaive 2018

RegionBurgundy
Subregion France > Burgundy > Côte de Beaune
ColourWhite
TypeStill
Grape VarietyChardonnay

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Tasting Notes

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. Note: Leflaive is the largest holder of Clavoillon with a whopping 4.8 ha parcel that averages 40+ years of age

90/93
Allen Meadows, Burghound.com (79), June 2020

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.

92
William Kelley, Wine Advocate, January 2021
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