Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Combettes — 2019
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Vineyard Profile
- Appellation: Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Combettes, Burgundy
- Location: 1 parcel in Puligny-Montrachet
- Cultivation: 100% biodynamic
- Size: 0.73 hectare (1.8 acres)
- Vine Age: Planted 1963, 1972
- Soil: Calcareous clay
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Vinification
- Fermentation: Long, gentle pneumatic pressing, “débourbage,” or “settling of the juice,” over 24 hours; then racking and running the must into cask
- Barrel Fermentation: Alcoholic fermentation in oak casks, 22% new (maximum 1/2 Vosges, minimum 1/2 allier)
- Aging: Matured 12 months in cask, aged 6 months in tank, then prepared for bottling
- Filtration: Homeopathic fining and very light filtering at bottling, if necessary
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Reviews
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Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Combettes — 2019 – Burghound – 95 Points
Moderate reduction is sufficient to mask the underlying fruit today. More interesting are the wonderfully fine and delicate yet punchy flavors that possess a highly sophisticated mouthfeel before culminating in a sappy saline and strikingly persistent finish. I very much like the balance and this beauty may well prove to be a great Combettes in time.