Domaine Leflaive, Batard Montrachet Vintage:2023 From top to bottom

From top to bottom

There are lovely spice nuances present on the cool but ripe nose that combines notes of mineral reduction and tidal pool with those of various white orchard fruit scents

The wine was made from a blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon and 37% Merlot

angular finish

This warm-vintage expression does not have the same vertical lift that we saw in the glorious 2016 edition

Domaine Leflaive, Batard Montrachet Vintage:2023 From top to bottom(from 3 different parcels, two on the Chassagne side and the third in the Puligny sector that is near the border dividing the two communes). Mild reduction knocks down the nose but it seems reasonably clear that the underlying fruit is ripe. What immediately impresses about the broad shouldered flavors is how fine they are which is not always the case with the typical Btard. This refinement only adds to the seductive palate feel of the extremely rich