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Montrachet 1997 75cl

AOC Grand Cru | Côtes de Beaune | Burgundy | France
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96 Robert Parker
According to Wilson-Daniels, Domaine Leflaive?s American importer, the United States? allocation of 1997 Montrachet is only 36 bottles. This wine is certainly one of the finest 1997s produced in the Cote de Beaune. It offers fresh yet immensely ripe aromas of pears, apples, red berries, and candied almonds. On the palate, it reveals massive breadth, spectacular refinement, as well as huge concentration and complexity. Toasted white fruits, lemons, currants, hazelnuts, salt, and minerals can be found in its highly defined and extracted personality. This is quintessential Montrachet, combining the density, ripeness, and richness of a Batard, with the elegance, precision, and purity of a top-flight Chevalier. It is an unfortunate fact that only a handful of millionaires have the resources to locate and acquire this wine. C?est la vie! Anticipated maturity: 2003-2012.
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Domaine Leflaive
Today, the Domaine Leflaive stands in the hands of fourth generation, Brice de La Morandiere the great-grandson of founder Joseph Leflaive. Dating back to the 1920s, Joseph undertook the great responsibility of replanting, expanding and revamping the family’s vines in Puligny-Montrachet. Gaining speed in the 1960s and 1970s while under the direction of Joseph’s son Vincent, the estate’s reputation blew up, focusing more on quality, their wines from that moment on have become extremely sought after. With each generation came success. With Vincent’s daughter, the late Anne-Claude for example, the estate became a biodynamic grower-producer further highlighting their already high-quality production. Biodynamic methods help to reflect the elements of the terroir which show through in their balanced, and structured wines. Known as Burgundy’s finest white producer, their wines have brilliant clarity and purity, with complex dimension.