Domaine Leflaive

Ripe, buttery fruit aromas touched with hints of spice, cream and acacia blossoms make a showy first impression. It carries through on the palate with admirable richness and depth of flavour, to a long, complex finish. Yet it's... Read More

This Chevalier-Montrachet is a marvellous achievement, a monumental wine that balances elegance, finesse and power. The aromas – flint, citrus, white peach and a hint of smoky reduction– are already pretty, yet only... Read More

Tasting Notes

A wine with a very nice volume on the palate and straight. The ageing process in large volume barrels and in concrete egg gives it this unique character, without erasing the minerality and iodine notes so typical... Read More

Tasting Notes

A superb density and crisp tannins make this a smooth and silky wine. The whole harvest brings aromatic complexity with superb notes of rose.

Tasting Notes

The crushed black fruits and the finesse of the tannins can only confirm the origin of this wine in the Côte de Nuits. This very fine, delicate and complex wine demonstrates that this terroir is very close... Read More

Cuvée de Pouillly-Fuissé 1er Cru “Clos Reyssier”. Result of a meticulous requirement in the vines as in the elaboration of the wines, Esprit Leflaive is a collection of singular wines, which interprets... Read More

Tasting Notes

Powerful and rich wine with fresh acidity imparting elegance. The lightly toasted finish reinforces the complexity of this wine.

Tasting Notes

Powerful and rich wine with fresh acidity imparting elegance. The lightly toasted finish reinforces the complexity of this wine.

Tasting Notes

Floral nose announcing an elegant and subtle wine. The palate is full and complex. The finish is very harmonious.

Tasting Notes

Floral nose announcing an elegant and subtle wine. The palate is full and complex. The finish is very harmonious.

Silky and almost racy, with lemon, apple and floral flavors backed by crisp acidity. Light bodied, focused and long, with elegance and precision.

“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... Read More

The 2017 Pouilly-Fuissé derives from multiple parcels in Soultré and which now sees the same élevage as the domaine's wines from Puligny. It's showing well, exhibiting aromas of ripe lemons, beeswax,... Read More

Intense, with lemon curd, vanilla and baking spice aromas and flavors. Ripe and toasty as this plays out on the finish, where a mineral element peeks through. Slightly reserved, yet long.

Bruce Sanderson, January 2024... Read More