Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clavoillon – 2009 – 92 points, A Year’s Best White Burgundy – Wine & Spirits
92 points
“Leflaive farms a large parcel at Clavoillon, their 11.84 acres accounting for the lions share of this premier cru in the center of Puligny’s hill. The 2009 is cool, fragrant and rich, an evocation of limestone caught, for now, in the vanilla and spice scents of the oak in which it aged. That extract from the oak emphasizes the harder edges of the wine’s minerality, needing age to mellow. The freshness of the wine will sustain it as the flavors grow more complex.”
Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clavoillon – 2009 – 92 points, A Year’s Best White Burgundy – Wine & Spirits