Domaine Leflaive - Puligny Montrachet

1979

An abundant year, with particularly ripe, healthy fruit. Very good balance and good ageing capacity.

Chevalier-Montrachet

Tasting notes N° 18, Octobre-Novembre 1997 [Vertical] Grand Cru blanc, Chevalier-Montrachet Chevalier-Montrachet 1979 *** The 1979 vintage saw an abundant harvest, but with healthy and very ripe fruit, a bit like 1996. The nose has the "textbook" expression of a nicely evolved wine, without being over the hill: notes of white truffles, toasted hazelnuts, mown hay, mineral tones, etc. On the palate, the style is more "tall and thin" than "a stocky little one". Not very wide shoulders, but the ensemble lacks neither finesse nor length. A charming wine, straight, precise, and ready to drink. Christophe Tupinier N°415 - Octobre 1997 [Plaisir de la cave][Vertical] Grands bourgognes blancs Bernard Burtschy Chevalier Montrachet Grand Cru 1979 Straw yellow with green highlights. The nose, intense and complex, strongly suggests white truffles evolving to toasty aromas. The attack on the palate - superb - has supreme balance, with a truffled, honeyed finish. This excellent wine, full, very long and still restrained, hasn't had its last word.

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