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    1 333
  • Producer ranking ?

    57
  • Decanting time

    2h
  • When to drink

    2020-2035
  • Food Pairing

    Salads

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The Story

Vineyard Profile: Appellation: Burgundy /Location: 3 parcels in Puligny-Montrachet of Les Pucelles / Cultivation: 100% biodynamic / Size: Total of 2.75 hectares (6.79 acres)

le clos du meix: 26 ouvrées (2.77 acres), planted in 1981 and 1985
la grande: 29.5 ouvrées (3.12 acres), planted in 1954, 1957, 1958, 1961 and 1963
la petite: 8.5 ouvrées (0.91 acre), planted in 1969

Soil: Calcareous clay

Vinification

Long, gentle pneumatic p...

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Vintage 1999

1999 VINTAGE in Burgundy

The last harvest of the century

Generous yields and exceptional quality for Burgundy's 1999 harvest

Burgundy, France, November 1999 ? The 1999 Burgundy wine harvest was as generous in terms of yield as it was exceptional in terms of quality. According to the Burgundy Wine Bureau (BIVB), the climatic conditions permitted, as happens only rarely, the number of grape bunches per plant to exceed the average of the...

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A pair of whites came next, and the first had a toasty, kernel-fueled nose with some marzipan edges. This was a broad-shouldered nose that was icy, big and smoky. It felt like a fitting perfume for Snow White. It was served a bit cold and got more aromatic with air and warmth, becoming ‘more roasted and fat’ per The Keymaster. It got coconutty but didn’t have a complicated finish, and it was agreed that it was not that long and a touch square. It was a 1999 Domaine Leflaive Puligny Montrachet Les Pucelles (92).
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Origin

Beaune, Burgundy

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