Domaines Leflaive, Mâconnais
Domaines Leflaive, Mâcon-Verzé
Hand harvested, sorted and pressed in Mâcon, the wine is decanted over night and then brought back to Puligny for both fermentation and aging at the Domaine.
Vintage Factsheets
Mâcon-Villages; 5 parcels purchased by Domaine Leflaive in 2003 in the Mâcon-Verzé Appellation.
“Escolles”: 0.90 ha (2.23 acres)
“Le Monté”: 0.90ha (2.23 acres)
“En Perret”: 1.70 ha (4.20 acres)
“Les Muses”: 2.80 ha (6.92 acres)
“Les Chênes”: 3.00 ha (7.41 acres)
- Region
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Mâconnais
- Sub-Appellation
- Mâcon-Verzé AOP
- Varietal Composition
- Chardonnay
- Aging
- The harvest is entirely manual, with the pressing taking place in Verzé, in buildings purchased at the same time as the vines. The musts are transported every day after decanting to Puligny-Montrachet for fermentation and aging, under the watchful eye of the Domaine Leflaive technical team. Vinification takes place in vats, and aging lasts 15 to 16 months. 78% in stainless steel tanks, 10s% in wooden vats and 12% in French oak barrels (40% of which are new). Fermentation: 100% Chardonnay Aging: After 10 months’ aging on lees in fermentation containers, the wine is racked into stainless steel tanks and aged on fine lees for 6 months.
- Alcohol
- 12.7%
This white is harmonious and creamy in texture, featuring floral, peach, apple tart and lemon cake flavors, all buoyed by vibrant acidity. The oak treatment is subtle, with flashes of baking spices, and this ends with fine length.
Wine Spectator
91 Points
2022
“This white is harmonious and creamy in texture, featuring floral, peach, apple tart and lemon cake flavors, all buoyed by vibrant acidity. The oak treatment is subtle, with flashes of baking spices, and this ends with fine length.”
— Bruce Sanderson, 2024
