1999 Puligny Montrachet Les Combettes
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Neal Martin
Jancis Robinson MW
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The 1999 Combettes from Anne-Claude Leflaive is maturing in fine style. It possesses a gorgeous bouquet, albeit once you have allowed some SO2 to dissipate (so I suggest giving it 30 minutes decanting.) The nose offers lime flower, greengage, yellow flowers and a dab of lemon sherbet. The palate is crisp and fresh with light flinty notes and a crisp attack of lime. Perhaps it lacks the length of a truly great Puligny from Anne-Claude, but this is still an impressive Puligny with swagger, verve and a few more years of pleasure up its sleeve. Drink now-2024. Tasted January 2014.
Magnum. Very smoky, struck-match nose followed by great purity on the palate. No worries about premature oxidation here! Still very lively but with good palate weight. (JR)
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