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  • Country ranking ?

    742
  • Producer ranking ?

    9
  • Decanting time

    2h
  • When to drink

    now to 2040
  • Food Pairing

    Firm-fleshed white fish

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The Story

The most majestic of the worlds white wines, the rare Chardonnays of Le Montrachet represent the finest and most age worthy white wines made anywhere.

Terroir: Evenly split between the appellations of Puligny and Chassagne Montrachet, the 10-acre Grand Cru of Le Montrachet sits fittingly at the top of the slope with a near perfect southeast exposure. The soil is well drained and made up primarily of a calcareous subsoil covered by a thin la...

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Vintage 2002

2002 VINTAGE in Burgundy

A Great Year 

The trade is unanimous: the harvest was exceptional and 2002 is destined to be a great vintage for Burgundy. A dry summer, a sunny September, splendid grapes with highly concentrated sugars - everything came together to produce structured and complex wines with outstanding aromatic potential.
As early as the beginning of September, the sugar content in the grapes was often at exceptionally high lev...

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Olivier Leflaive Le Montrachet Grand Cru 2002 Ripe, slightly developed nose with pear, yellow apples, honey, flower, lime blossom and spices. Rich and deep but refined on the palate with more complexity, quince, nutty, fresh butter, apricots, ripe lemons, pears and flowers. Full and smooth with good length but less grip and persistence. Very tasty. Now - 2030 93p.
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Origin

Puligny-Montrachet, Burgundy

Vintage Quality

Above Average

Value For Money

Very good

Investment potential

Below Average

Fake factory

None

Glass time

2h

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