Puligny-Montrachet Olivier Leflaive 1994

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Puligny-Montrachet Olivier Leflaive 1994

La «cuvée»

This Puligny-Montrachet is the fruit of responsible Chardonnay-growing by Olivier Leflaive. The vines are around 35 years old and enjoy a soil rich in chalk and clay with pebbles. The grapes are harvested by hand and thoroughly sorted before being pressed pneumatically at the winery. For vinification, 30% of the grapes are whole and 70% trodden. The wine is matured in oak casks (20% new wood) for 17 months.
This wine can be enjoyed within its first ten years. The estate’s landmark cuvée, it develops a pale, golden hue and a distinguished bouquet marked by notes of citrus and toasted hazelnut. It is lively on the palate with an elegant, persistent character. We recommend savouring this wine with a delicate dish involving fish, white mushrooms, or goats’ cheese.

Procedente de una familia borgoñona de viticultores, Olivier Leflaive heredó unas veinte hectáreas de viñedos. Tras estudiar comercio en Reims, llevó una vida de artista antes de regresar a Borgoña en la década de los ochenta y asumir la gestión conjunta del domaine Leflaive junto a su prima Anne-Claude. Es entonces cuando decide crear su propia bodega para la crianza y la vinificación. Acude por tanto al enólogo Franck Grux, con quien elabora unos vinos de calidad, además de asequibles, a partir de uvas compradas a otras explotaciones.