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Chevalier-Montrachet 1962

Domaine Leflaive, Burgundy, France

Domaine Leflaive
Burgundy France
  • 99
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  • Country ranking ?

    386

  • Producer ranking ?

    9

  • Decanting time

    2h

  • When to drink

    Now

  • Food Pairing

    Salads

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The Grand Cru Chevalier Montrachet sits high on the hillside overlooking Le Montrachet, Bâtard Montrachet and the village of Puligny Montrachet far below. 

As a leader of biodynamic viticulture, Domaine Leflaive is renowned for the attention to detail and care that goes in to nourishing each vine from ground to bottle. This organic method of cultivation enriches the soil with plant-based compounds, thus sparing the vines of harmful herbicid...

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The night prior I was actually with The Keymaster, holding his only bottle of 1962 Domaine Leflaive Chevalier Montrachet in my hands. I cooed, I nudged, I complimented, but the bottle went right back into the racks. He still opened up a crazy amount of wines, so I couldn’t complain, but I couldn’t help but think about what could have been for the rest of the night, and for the rest of the next day as well. Lightning struck twice, but this time it hit me right on the palate, as The Judge pulled out the very same wine the next day. There are many things that will never happen again in my life, and I am pretty sure that seeing a bottle of this wine on consecutive days in different countries could be number one on the list lol. This bottle had a touch of alligator pee to its color, and the fill was a touch low, so I put it in the 50/50 category – either it would be great or Drano. Dreams Do Come True Thankfully, it was still alive, with a full, rich personality. I put that in my ‘don’t judge a book by its cover’ category, especially in the presence of The Judge. Old wood, forest, tanned fruit and big butter all made its nose delectable and delightful. Its mouth had a Sauternes-like richness with a great finish full of toffee. The Judge noted how ‘the acidity was still there,’ and Sebastien drooled ‘great’ out of the corner of his mouth. Orange crept in as the palate became even more buttery, and white forest joined the party. It got better and better, with ‘flambe’ and ‘eucalyptus’ from the crowd (97).
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Origin

Beaune, Burgundy

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