Domaine Leflaive - Puligny Montrachet


Puligny-Montrachet Les Combettes


PREMIERS CRUS


Origine


Sol argilo-calcaire 1 parcel, "Les Combettes". Years when planted: 1963 and 1972. Surface: 73a (1.8 acre).

Method of culture


Vinification: long, gentle pneumatic pressing, decanting over 24 hours, then racking and running into cask of the must. Alcoholic fermentation in oak casks, 22% new (maxi 1/2 Vosges, mini 1/2 Allier). Maturing: after 12 months in cask, the wine is aged 6 months in tank where it is prepared for bottling. Homeopathic fining and very light filtering if necessary.

Wine making


Biodynamic. Harvesting: manual, with grape sorting and optimisation of choice of date through parcel-by-parcel ripeness monitoring.

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