2014

Domaine Leflaive "Les Pucelles" Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru, OWC

AOP - Appellation d’Origine Protégée (AOC)

Domaine Leflaive

Description

2014 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Outer quote mark The 2014 Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Pucelles was showing some reduction on the nose when I tasted it from vat. The palate is also a little reduced, but there is good material here and there is precision towards the minerally finish; though what it needs to develop is just a touch more aftertaste. After three or four minutes, it does seem to find its voice and articulate the terroir, but my overriding impression is of a wine that will require 3-4 years in bottle. (NM) Inner quote mark (12/2015)

Vinous
Outer quote mark (bottled eight days before my visit): Very pure aromas of peach, lemon cream and spices lifted by a floral topnote. More tightly wound than the Combettes but with terrific lemony cut giving the middle palate a sharply chiseled, airy feel. Very pure and clean on the back end, with brisk acidity extending the perfumed, floral finish. Showing less dimension today than the Combettes but this is still a bit compressed by the recent bottling. (ST) Inner quote mark (9/2016)