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Domaine Leflaive Montrachet(2004)

Long, gentle pneumatic pressing, decanting over 24h, thenracking and running into cask of the must.
Alcoholic fermentacion in oak casks, 25% new (maxi 1/2 Vosages, mini 1/2 Allier)
Maturing: After 12 months in cask, the wine is aged 6 months in tank where it is for bottling.
Homeopathic fining and very light filtering if necessary

Biodynamic
Manual harvesting with grape sorting and optimisation of choice of date through parcel-by-parcel ripeness monitoring
Allen Meadows
Burghound
Issue 23, 3rd Quarter, 2006
94-96
September 2007
As usual, this is the only wine that is not transferred to a holding tank at the time of my usual February visit, displaying an incredibly layered nose of floral, spice, pear, green apple and citrus that combines with huge, rich and powerful flavors that retain a real sense of finesse and elegance despite the obvious muscle. This is a wine of enormous depth and if the Chevalier has another dimension relative to the prior wines, the Montrachet has yet another as well, particularly on the explosive finish that is breathtaking. A stunning, palate staining effort blessed with massive dry extract that read more...
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Stephen Tanzer
International Wine Cellar
Issue 128, September/October 2006
94(+?)
September 2007
($1; 200; bottled three weeks) Nose offers great purity: stone fruits, iodine, marzipan, hazelnut. Sweet and lush but at the same time gripping, communicating a powerful impression of soil character. Quite full but not exactly fleshy. The strong acidity makes itself felt on the back half, where the lemon and stone flavors mount slowly and go on and on. A wonderfully solid, beautifully balanced wine with great grip and verve. But this will need a decade of aging to express itself fully. May ultimately merit an even higher score. (Wilson-Daniels, St. Helena, CA)
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