2016 Domaine Leflaive Bienvenues-Batard-Montrachet Grand Cru, Cote de Beaune, France 750ml

2016 Domaine Leflaive Bienvenues-Batard-Montrachet Grand Cru, Cote de Beaune, France 750ml

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$850.00
Vintage
2016
Producer
Domaine Leflaive
Country: 
France
Region: 
Burgundy
Sub-Region: 
Cote de Beaune / Puligny-Montrachet / Bienvenues-Batard-Montrachet
Grape/Blend
Chardonnay
Pairing
Chicken and Turkey
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Tasting notes

The 2016 Bienvenues Batard Montrachet Grand Cru was diminished from 22 to seven barrels this vintage. The bouquet demanded some coaxing from the glass, a little introverted following the Pucelles and Folatières. With time there are fleeting glimpses of wild mint and iodine. The palate is very balanced and harmonious, a pretty and feminine Bienvenues with nicely pitched acidity and a touch of orange peel and white peach toward the saline finish. I suspect it will drink earlier than Leflaive’s other grand crus.

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Domaine Leflaive

We are pleased to offer you a selection of excellent wines from Puligny-Montrachet’s famous Domaine Leflaive, which is certainly one of the finest white burgundy producers in the Côte de Beaune. The Leflaive family’s roots in the region date back to 1717, but the wines rose to prominence under the stewardship of Joseph Leflaive, who expanded his holdings in 1905 with a purchase of 25 hectares. When Anne-Claude Leflaive took the reins in 1990, she eschewed herbicides and chemical fertilizers and began experimenting with building healthy organic soil. She believed that biodynamic farming ...
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