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Montrachet 1992 75cl

AOC Grand Cru | Côtes de Beaune | Burgundy | France
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Critics scores
99 By Robert Parker
93 By Wine Spectator
Leflaive's 1992 Montrachet (only their second vintage) is a candidate for the Montrachet of the vintage. Only 25 cases were produced. The quintessential Chardonnay, it is an awesomely rich, highly extracted wine oozing with flavor, yet it is marvelously precise and focused. A mammoth-sized wine, it should drink well for 15 or more years.<br/><br/>The Domaine Leflaive has enjoyed many successful vintages over the years - 1979, 1985, 1986, and 1989 come to mind immediately - but the 1992s are the finest young wines this domaine has produced. Yields averaged 45 hectoliters per hectare, far below most recent vintages. The wines are renowned for their purity and elegance, but the 1992s also display a special level of richness and intensity.<br/>
Producer
Domaine Leflaive
Today, the Domaine Leflaive stands in the hands of fourth generation, Brice de La Morandiere the great-grandson of founder Joseph Leflaive. Dating back to the 1920s, Joseph undertook the great responsibility of replanting, expanding and revamping the family’s vines in Puligny-Montrachet. Gaining speed in the 1960s and 1970s while under the direction of Joseph’s son Vincent, the estate’s reputation blew up, focusing more on quality, their wines from that moment on have become extremely sought after. With each generation came success. With Vincent’s daughter, the late Anne-Claude for example, the estate became a biodynamic grower-producer further highlighting their already high-quality production. Biodynamic methods help to reflect the elements of the terroir which show through in their balanced, and structured wines. Known as Burgundy’s finest white producer, their wines have brilliant clarity and purity, with complex dimension.