Domaine Leflaive, Puligny-Montrachet
Premier Cru Les Pucelles
This climat is located in the town of Puligny just north of the Bâtard and Bienvenues Bâtard Montrachet with the same altitude and soil. This climat is often considered as the best Premier in Puligny and can rival its neighbors in some vintages where it’s minerality will contrast with the intensity of the two Bâtards.
This climat is located in the town of Puligny just north of the Bâtard and Bienvenues Bâtard Montrachet with the same altitude and soil. This climat is often considered as the best Premier in Puligny and can rival its neighbors in some vintages where its minerality will contrast with the intensity of the two Bâtards.
- Region
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Côte de Beaune
- Sub-Appellation
- Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru AOP
- Varietal Composition
- Chardonnay
- Aging
- 12 months in French oak barrels (25% new), then 6 months in tank.
- Alcohol
- 13%
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Vinous
93 Points
2023
"The 2024 Puligny-Montrachet Les Pucelles 1er Cru, which Brice de la Morandière quipped was a "Grand Cru" (well, he does have grounds), has a succinct bouquet with lime, citrus peel and light flinty aromas that gradually unfurl in the glass. The palate is well balanced, cut from a similar cloth to the Les Combettes but with a slightly creamier texture. Perhaps it does not quite have the same "electricity" as the latter. This is long in the mouth, but juxtaposing the two cuvées I might err towards the Les Combettes."
— Neal Martin, 2025