2018 Domaine Leflaive Mâcon-Verze Les Chenes
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The 2018 Mâcon-Verzé Les Chenes is airy and gracious in the glass. Ripe pear, apricot, jasmine and passionfruit give the 2018 an exotic, floral feel that is impossible to miss. On the palate, the Chenes is airy and nicely lifted, not to mention super appealing. This is such a refined Burgundy.
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
Neal Martin
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The 2018 Mâcon-Verzé Les Chênes comes from a west-facing 3.5-hectare parcel that is designed to be a Côte de Beaune take on the Mâconnais. It has a steely bouquet of apple blossom, granite and sea cave aromas, focused and intense. The palate is clean and precise, displaying a superb line of acidity and impressive nervosité toward the persistent finish and a saline tang on the aftertaste. This comes highly recommended.
3.5 ha (8.6 acres). South-west facing. Argilo-calcaire and steep slope so well drained. Vinified 85% in concrete, 15% in foudres and pièces. Tank sample. More creamy than the regular Mâcon-Verzé, less austere. Peppery, stony. Tight, lean but not thin. Precisely sculpted. Really intense and stony. (JH)
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