2015 Domaine Leflaive, Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru, Les Pucelles 1x750ml

Vinous 92+

Pale, bright yellow. Reticent, classic aromas of peach flesh and pit with smoky minerals. Deeper and more powerful in the middle palate than the Folatières but tightened in the early going by strong lemony acidity and thus less silky and refined today. The firm-edged finish reveals a repeating lemony element and a touch of phenolics. This will need time. New winemaker Pierre Vincent told me that this wine has 4.8 grams per liter acidity and a very low pH of 3.05. [Stephen Tanzer, 01/09/2017]

Anticipated maturity: 2021-2028

Robert Parker 92

The 2015 Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Pucelles has quite a complex bouquet: minerals and gun flint at first, underneath hints of almond and honeysuckle lending more richness than the Puligny Les Combettes or the Folatières. There is just a slight reduction here, albeit in a positive sense, not masking any terroir. The palate is fresh and spicy on the entry, stem ginger and lemongrass driving this Pucelles along, flamboyant as you might expect from a warmer growing season, yet with impressive tension on the finish. Very fine – this may have the upper hand over the Bienvenue-Bâtard-Montrachet. [Neal Martin, 09/28/2017]

Anticipated maturity: 2018-2030