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Domaine Leflaive, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru “Clavoillon”
Domaine Leflaive is the finest address in the historic, and world famous, village of Puligny-Montrachet. Simply put, this places the estate in the top half dozen of white wine producers on the planet. Indeed, many consider them the Chardonnay specialist equivalent of what Domaine de la Romanée-Conti does with Pinot Noir a few miles up the Côte d’Or. With Pierre Vincent directing the farming and winemaking, and Brice de la Morandière, great-grandson of Joseph Leflavie, recently taking the helm from the legendary Anne-Claude Leflaive, this iconic domaine is at the peak of its impressive powers.
The Leflaive team owns and farms the lion’s share of the premier cru “Clavoillon” vineyard, which is separated from the Montrachet Grand Crus by just the tiny Caillerets and Pucelles vineyards. Known for being one of the more powerful crus in Puligny, the excellent but old school vintage of 2021 adds the perfect amount of balance to this stunning wine. Though you could open one in the next few years, and decant it well if you do, the full breadth of complexity and aromatic profundity will only begin to take shape after five plus years of aging in the cellar. Allen Meadows of Burghound says, “This is excellent and I would go so far as to observe that it’s the best vintage for the Clavoillon in a long time.” Of course it is extremely limited, so if you want this gem in your collection, act very fast!
