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About this Item
The Leflaive family can trace their roots in Puligny back to 1717 when Claude Leflaive became one of the first vignerons on record in Puligny. Joseph Leflaive founded the domaine after purchasing vineyards that were up for sale after the phylloxera epidemic. He set out to expand his vineyards and replanted them with Chardonnay vines. After his death, his sons Vincent and Jo took over who are credited with building Leflaive’s reputation to what it is today.
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Critics Ratings
‘The Pucelles has an engaging, understated bouquet that reluctantly opens up in the glass to offer limestone, white peach, pear and a touch of spice. Something earthy and primal about this wine. The palate is irresistible, deceptively understated on the entry but building tremendously towards a powerful, spicy, mineral-rich finish with enormous length. The tongue is still tingling a minute after the wine has departed. Wonderful.’ - Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, 96/100 (Jan 2011)
‘Medium yellow. Ripe stone fruit and honey on the nose. Fat and sweet but not quite as large-scaled as the Combettes, showing stone fruit and spice flavors. Insidiously long finish, which really saturates the palate with flavor. Plenty of verve here; still, I'd serve most of these 2009s a bit cooler than usual.’ - Stephen Tanzer, Vinous, 93/100 (Sept 2011)
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