Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru, Clavoillon

Specification

Producer

Domaine Leflaive

Region

Burgundy

Where

Puligny-Montrachet, Burgundy

Classification

Premier Cru

Grapes

Chardonnay

Vintage

2018

Case

Magnum, 3 x 1.5L OWC

Held at

Wine Tunnels, London City Bond (in bond)

Code

DOMLEF183X150

About this wine

Clavoillon is a premier cru on the gentle lower slope of Puligny, and Domaine Leflaive owns most of it. The wine is open, rounded and floral, one of the more approachable of the domaine’s premiers crus, with citrus and orchard fruit over a mineral core. It is enjoyable relatively young and ages well for around ten years.

About Domaine Leflaive

Domaine Leflaive is the leading estate of Puligny-Montrachet, where the Leflaive family has lived since the eighteenth century. The domaine took its modern shape under Joseph Leflaive in the early twentieth century and is still family owned. From 1990 it was run by Anne-Claude Leflaive, who converted the vineyards to biodynamic farming during the 1990s.

The domaine holds parcels in the grands crus Montrachet, Chevalier-Montrachet, Bâtard-Montrachet and Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet, and in Puligny’s best premiers crus. Its white Burgundies are prized for their precision, purity and ability to age, and are among the most sought-after Chardonnays in the world.