2021 Chevalier Montrachet
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The 2021 Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru has a complex bouquet with citrus fruit, crushed stone, touches of lanolin and light flinty scents. Glorious mineralité and tension here. The palate is supremely well balanced with a killer line of acidity. This has a symmetry and sense of panache all of its own, intense yet conveying tenderness through to the finish. This delivers. Tasted blind at the Burgfest tasting.
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Neal Martin
Neal Martin
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The 2021 Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru has an almost crystalline bouquet full of tension, crushed limestone and light touches of green apple mixed with Alpine stream. The palate is medium-bodied, but wow, there is incredible precision here. It’s crystalline in quality, with perfect acidity and a razor-sharp yet enormously persistent and tender finish. This is an outstanding Chevalier-Montrachet.
The most ethereal as well as the most elegant of Leflaive's whites is the 2021 Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru, a deep, full-bodied wine redolent of white flowers, sweet citrus oil, bread dough, iodine, fresh mint and wet stones. Satiny, layered and incisive, with lovely depth and purity, it's taut and electric, concluding with a long, chalky finish.
About the producer
Domaine Leflaive is arguably Burgundy’s most famous white wine producer, setting the benchmark for top-quality Chardonnay in the Côte de Beaune and the world. The property is the largest land-owner in Puligny-Montrachet, with extensive holdings in the village and five hectares of Grand Cru vineyards