Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles – 2009 – 95 points, A Year’s Best White Burgundy – Wine & Spirits
95 points
“This vineyard, adjacent and parallel to Bâtard and Bienvenues-Bâtard, produced the most energized and complex of Domaine Leflaive’s 1er Cru wines in 2009. Of the 7.56 acres the domaine farms in Les Pucelles, 3.88 date to the 1950s and early 1960s, the youngest planted in 1985. On one level, this is a range of delicate florals, from lily of the valley to the scent of meadow flowers in spring. On a deeper level, this is powerfully structured, an obelisk of pure white limestone, supercharged in its power. Yet rather than blasting at you, it keeps tugging gently until it’s focused all of your attention on the most minute details of its flavor. A great vintage of Les Pucelles, this wine’s intensity will sustain it for years in the cellar.”
Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles – 2009 – 95 points, A Year’s Best White Burgundy – Wine & Spirits