2022 Domaine Leflaive Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
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96WS
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Burghound
Reviewed June 2024Note: from 45+ year old vines, which are the oldest of the Domaine. As is often the case, the aromatic profiles of the Pucelles and the BBM are quite similar with the slight exception that the latter is even more floral in character. On the palate though there is more volume, richness and concentration with the medium-bodied flavors displaying impressive power as well as an abundance of sappy dry extract that buffers the notably firm acid spine supporting the hugely long, balanced and very classy finale. This too is terrific and a wine that should age gracefully for 20+ years.*Burghound Don't Miss!*
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Professional Reviews
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Vinous
The 2022 Bienvenue-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru has a captivating sea cave and oyster shell-scented nose that is so different from the Puligny Premier Crus. The palate is slightly reductive but in a positive way, imparting a light bitterness and tension. There's tremendous weight on the finish, but it retains linearity and focus. This is another of Leflaive's 2022s that will demand time in bottle, but it is preloaded with potential. (NM)
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Wine Spectator
Sleek and racy yet packed with peach, apple, lemon, hazelnut and citronella aromas and flavors. Builds nicely on the palate while gaining in intensity to the long aftertaste, infused with butter, pastry, spice and mineral notes. This just keeps coming at you, offering finesse rather than power. Best from 2027 through 2038. From France. —B.S.
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Jasper Morris
Pale lemon yellow. An idea of velvet on the nose, a puree of fresh apples, a real concentration of pure white fruit on the palate with a rinse of lemon. Fine tension, nothing too oppressive in the weight, nuanced throughout. I wonder if the Bienvenues has quite the same length as the Pucelles. Yet the wine is detailed and surprisingly stony, Grand Cru from first sniff.
Notes
From William Kelley in The Wine Advocate: "The 2022 vintage has turned out very nicely at Domaine Leflaive. Picking decisions at this address in recent years, under the direction of Pierre Vincent, have tended to privilege freshness...overall, this is a strong vintage that is developing a touch of noble reduction in bottle and which is going to age with grace." (01/2025)
Details
| Type | White Wine |
|---|---|
| Varietal | Chardonnay |
| Origin | Puligny Montrachet, Burgundy, France |
| Bottle Size | 750 mL |
| SKU | 1780215 |