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2017 Domaine Olivier Leflaive Rully "Les Cloux" 1er Cru

SKU #1476114 Allen Meadows - Burghound

Outer quote mark Whiffs of sulfur and matchstick are enough to overshadow the fruit at present. Otherwise there is good freshness to the tighter and more focused medium-bodied flavors that also exude evident minerality on the compact, lingering and markedly dry finish. As the description suggests, this is a bit awkward and should benefit from a few years of cellaring to more completely harmonize. Inner quote mark (6/2019)

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

Outer quote mark Offering up notes of white peach, spring flowers and pastry cream, the 2017 Rully 1er Cru Les Cloux is medium to full-bodied, open-knit and fleshy, with moderate concentration and a ripe core of fruit, concluding with a chalky finish. The 2017 is a great success for Olivier Leflaive and the house's able winemaker Franck Grux. While the scale of this important négociant house sometimes wins it short shrift from Burgundy collectors, the truth of the matter is found in the glass. The whole range this year is very solid indeed, and with Leflaive's "Récolte du Domaine" range, Grux has evidently pulled out all the stops to produce wines that can confound the prejudices of even the most skeptical. Many of these bottlings are derived from Olivier Leflaive's share of the Domaine Leflaive vineyards, which only recently reverted to him, and these cuvées in particular are worth every effort to seek out. (WK) Inner quote mark (11/2019)

K&L Notes

Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy: "There is a touch of lemon colour and an appealing nose showing a little oak and a little flesh. Rully is typically an early drinking wine, and though this will be accessible from summer 2018, it certainly has enough in reserve to last a while longer. Tasted: October 2018."

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2017 Domaine Olivier Leflaive Rully "Les Cloux" 1er Cru

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Chardonnay

- It's hard to believe that up until about 30 years ago, this extremely popular varietal hid behind the veil of geographical names like Chablis and Puligny-Montrachet. Now grown all over the world and bottled by its varietal name, Chardonnay has achieved a level of branding unlike any other wine. Surprisingly, though, what you get when you buy Chardonnay can differ greatly from country to country and even within one country, depending on the climate where it's grown and how it is vinified and aged. From fresh, crisp and minerally with apple and lemon notes to rich and buttery with tropical fruit overtones, Chardonnay runs the gamut. In France's Burgundy, Chardonnay is the source of the prized wines of Chablis, Corton-Charlemagne, Mâcon, Meursault and Montrachet. It also the foundation of exceptional Champagne, where it is blended with Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier or vinified on its own into Blanc de Blancs. It is also extremely popular in California, and is gaining popularity in Australia, New Zealand, Italy, Spain and South Africa.

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France

- When it comes to wine, France stands alone. No other country can beat it in terms of quality and diversity. And while many of its Region, Bordeaux, Burgundy and Champagne most obviously, produce wine as rare, as sought-after and nearly as expensive as gold, there are just as many obscurities and values to be had from little known appellations throughout the country. To learn everything there is to know about French wine would take a lifetime. To understand and appreciate French wine, one only has to begin tasting them.

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Burgundy

- The province of eastern France, famous for its red wines produced from Pinot Noir and its whites produced from Chardonnay. (Small of amounts of Gamay and Aligoté are still grown, although these have to be labeled differently.) The most famous part of the region is known as the Côte d'Or (the Golden Slope). It is divided into the Côte de Beaune, south of the town of Beaune (famous principally for its whites), and the Côte de Nuits, North of Beaune (home of the most famous reds). In addition, the Côte Chalonnaise and the Mâconnais are important wine growing regions, although historically a clear level (or more) below the Côte d'Or. Also include by some are the regions of Chablis and Auxerrois, farther north.