In the glass

Full-bodiedHigh acidityDryLong finish

Aroma: citrus, white flower, hazelnut, mineral

Palate: lemon, green apple, chalk, saline

Leflaive's most refined premier cru, lacy and floral with citrus, white flowers and a saline finish.

What it pairs with

  • Roast turbot in beurre blanc
    A rich grand-cru white carries the firm white fish and its buttery sauce without being overwhelmed.
  • Quenelle de brochet sauce Nantua Find quenelle de brochet sauce nantua on TableJourney →
    The dumpling's creamy crayfish sauce meets a taut white Burgundy that cuts the richness and lifts the shellfish.
  • Aged Comte
    Nutty alpine cheese amplifies a mature Chardonnay's hazelnut and brown-butter notes.

History

Les Pucelles, adjoining Bienvenues-Batard, is Leflaive's signature premier cru.

  1. 1950 — Pucelles holdings established

Facts

Producer
Domaine Leflaive
Grapes
Chardonnay (100%)
Classification
Premier Cru (Puligny-Montrachet, AOC)
Oak
Around 12 to 16 months in French oak, part new
ABV
13.0%
Price
EUR 200 to 450 at retail
Drinking window
6-20 from vintage
First vintage
1950

Scores

  • Burghound 93 (2019 vintage, reviewed 2021)

Tags

cellar worthy chardonnay dry high acid iconic medium body mood elegant occasion dinner party old world pairs with shellfish pairs with soft cheese pairs with white fish price luxury single vineyard still white
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