2023 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.5%
Grape Varieties 100% Chardonnay
Drinking Window 2025-2032
Region Puligny-Montrachet
Soil Calcareous clay with a loamy structure and a strong presence of pebbles
Vine Age 51
Fermentation Vessels Oak barrels
Production Details HVE Level 3 wine-growing; 100% manual harvest from a stated 5 ha production area at 230–250 m. The producer lists 100% whole grapes, 24-hour static settling, alcoholic and malolactic fermentations in oak barrels, 18 months including 6 months in stainless steel, and 100% oak barrels with 10% new oak. Recommended serving temperature is 11–13°C.
Tasting Notes Dried fruit, orange peel, lime blossom and green tea; perfumed attack, tension, finesse and freshness
Food Pairing Pike-perch fillet in creamy sauce or celery sabayon
2022 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.5%
Grape Varieties 100% Chardonnay
Drinking Window 2024-2030
Region Puligny-Montrachet
Soil Calcareous clay with a silty structure and gravel
Sites Blend of purchased grapes and grapes from the producer’s own domaine
Vine Age 51
Fermentation Vessels Oak barrels
Production Details Sustainable wine-growing; 100% manual harvest from a stated 5 ha production area at 230–250 m. The producer lists 100% whole grapes, 24-hour static settling, alcoholic and malolactic fermentations in oak barrels, 18 months including 6 months in stainless steel, and 100% oak barrels with 20% new oak. Recommended serving temperature is 11–13°C.
Tasting Notes Ripe citrus, pear and hawthorn; ample and silky palate with tension, richness and a long toasted-almond finish
Food Pairing Pike-perch fillet in creamy sauce or celery sabayon
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2021 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.5%
Grape Varieties 100% Chardonnay
Drinking Window 2024-2030
Region Puligny-Montrachet
Soil Calcareous clay with a silty structure and gravel
Sites Blend of purchased grapes and grapes from the producer’s own domaine
Vine Age 51
Fermentation Vessels Oak barrels
Production Details Sustainable wine-growing; 100% manual harvest from a stated 5 ha production area at 230–250 m. The producer lists 100% whole grapes, 24-hour static settling, alcoholic and malolactic fermentations in oak barrels, 18 months including 6 months in stainless steel, and 100% oak barrels with 10% new oak. Recommended serving temperature is 11–13°C. The producer’s general vintage account says the 2021 harvest began on September 20.
Tasting Notes Dense, concentrated and floral, with exemplary finesse
Food Pairing Pike-perch fillet with celery sabayon
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2020 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.0%
Grape Varieties 100% Chardonnay
Drinking Window 2023-2029
Region Puligny-Montrachet
Soil Calcareous clay with a silty structure and gravel
Sites Blend of purchased grapes and grapes from the producer’s own domaine
Vine Age 51
Pressing Method Immediate, Careful Pneumatic Pressing Of Whole Grapes
Production Details Sustainable wine-growing; 100% manual harvest from a stated 5 ha production area at 230–250 m. The producer lists 20 months including 8 months in stainless steel and 100% oak barrels with 20% new oak. Recommended serving temperature is 11–13°C. Its general vintage account says the producer’s 2020 harvest took place entirely during August.
Tasting Notes Dense, concentrated and floral, with exemplary finesse
Food Pairing Delicate fish cooked in a creamy sauce
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2019 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 14.5%
Grape Varieties 100% Chardonnay
Drinking Window 2023-2028
Region Puligny-Montrachet
Soil Calcareous clay with a silty structure and gravel
Sites Blend of purchased grapes and grapes from the producer’s own domaine
Vine Age 51
Pressing Method Immediate, Careful Pneumatic Pressing Of Crushed Grapes
Production Details Sustainable wine-growing; 100% manual harvest from a stated 5 ha production area at 230–250 m. The producer lists 18 months including 6 months in stainless steel and 100% oak barrels with 20% new oak. Recommended serving temperature is 11–13°C.
Tasting Notes Dense, concentrated and floral, with exemplary finesse
Food Pairing Delicate fish cooked in a creamy sauce
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2018 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.0%
Grape Varieties 100% Chardonnay
Drinking Window 2021-2027
Region Puligny-Montrachet
Soil Calcareous clay with a silty structure and gravel
Sites Blend of purchased grapes and grapes from the producer’s own domaine
Vine Age 51
Pressing Method Immediate, Careful Pneumatic Pressing Of Crushed Grapes
Production Details Sustainable wine-growing; 100% manual harvest from a stated 5 ha production area at 230–250 m. The producer lists 17 months including 5 months in stainless steel and 100% oak barrels with 22% new oak. Recommended serving temperature is 11–13°C. Its general vintage account says the producer’s harvest ran from August 27 to September 15.
Tasting Notes Dense, concentrated and floral, with exemplary finesse
Food Pairing Delicate fish cooked in a creamy sauce
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2017 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.0%
Grape Varieties 100% Chardonnay
Drinking Window 2021-2024
Region Puligny-Montrachet
Soil Calcareous clay with a silty structure and gravel
Sites Blend of purchased grapes and grapes from the producer’s own domaine
Vine Age 51
Pressing Method Immediate, Careful Pneumatic Pressing Of Crushed Grapes
Production Details Sustainable wine-growing; 100% manual harvest from a stated 5 ha production area at 230–250 m. The producer lists 17 months including 5 months in stainless steel and 100% oak barrels with 20% new oak. Recommended serving temperature is 11–13°C.
Tasting Notes Dense, concentrated and floral, with exemplary finesse
Food Pairing Delicate fish cooked in a creamy sauce
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2015 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.0%
Grape Varieties 100% Chardonnay
Drinking Window 2018-2021
Region Puligny-Montrachet
Soil Calcareous clay with a silty structure and gravel
Sites Blend of purchased grapes and grapes from the producer’s own vine
Vine Age 50
Pressing Method Immediate, Careful Pneumatic Pressing Of Crushed Grapes
Production Details Sustainable wine-growing; 100% manual harvest from a stated 5 ha production area at 230–250 m. The producer lists 16 months including 4 months in stainless steel and 100% oak barrels with 25% new oak. Recommended serving temperature is 11–13°C.
Tasting Notes Dense, concentrated and floral, with exemplary finesse
Food Pairing Delicate fish cooked in a creamy sauce
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Producer Information
Website
Address
Place du Monument, 21190 Puligny-Montrachet, France
Phone
+33 3 80 21 37 65
Owner
Leflaive family
Cellarmaster
Frédéric Milan