Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru, Les Pucelles

Specification

Producer

Domaine Leflaive

Region

Burgundy

Where

Puligny-Montrachet, Burgundy

Classification

Premier Cru

Grapes

Chardonnay

Vintage

2017

Case

Magnum, 3 x 1.5L OWC

Held at

Wine Tunnels, London City Bond (in bond)

Code

DOMLEF173X150

About this wine

Les Pucelles borders Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet and is widely considered one of Puligny’s finest premiers crus, and Leflaive is its largest owner. The wine is floral and refined, with near-grand-cru depth and a long, mineral finish. It is usually the domaine’s top premier cru and ages for fifteen years or more.

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.