Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru Les Pucelles

In the glass

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.

How to serve Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru Les Pucelles

Allow 35 minutes from open to pour.

1. Open and decant. Open 30 minutes before serving and pour into a decanter to aerate.
2. Serve at 10-12°C. Cellar temperature (10-12°C) is the band for this style. Warmer pushes alcohol forward; colder dampens aromatics.
3. Glassware. Use a medium-sized white-wine glass: the bowl shape rewards the wine's structure.
4. Pair with. Roast turbot in beurre blanc, Quenelle de brochet sauce Nantua, Aged Comte. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.

History

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

1. 1950: Pucelles holdings established

Facts

Producer

Domaine Leflaive · visiting guide

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

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