Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet Les Combettes Premier Cru 2022

A magnificent Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru with aromas of lemon curd, white peach, pear, acacia blossom, crushed stone, and toasted hazelnut. Rich yet incredibly precise, it combines vibrant acidity, chalky minerality, and remarkable finesse with an exceptionally long finish.

Food Pairing: Pair with lobster, grilled scallops, turbot, roast chicken, creamy mushroom risotto, aged Comté, or goat cheese.

95 Points - Jasper Morris

Pale in colour, with soft glossy white fruit, the pillow effect of classical Combettes. Team Leflaive have had to work hard to restore this vineyard to health, as it is a site that has suffered in hot dry conditions. There is fine life here though, with a proper mineral backbone, good juicy acidity, ripe fresh apples, in a finely woven texture. Very interesting.

95 Points - Vinous

The 2022 Puligny-Montrachet Les Combettes 1er Cru, which always suffers millerandage, has a taut, stony, Zen-like bouquet that, at the moment, is less flattering than the Les Folatières. This is going to bide its time. The palate is pretty complex, with a dab of lemon rind, a welcome bitterness and salinity, plus a very intense finish. The 2022 is one for Puligny diehards. I admire its aloofness and uncompromising nature.

94 Points - Wine Spectator

Ripe and fleshy, this white features lemon, lime, green apple, honeysuckle and stone flavors. Turns more focused on the finish, where the acidity converges with a note of lemon. Ends with a long, spicy aftertaste.

92 Points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

The 2022 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Combettes has been one of the highlights of the range in recent years, and it's often one of the domaine's earliest-ripening parcels. This year's rendition is attractive, exhibiting aromas of pear, orange zest, white flowers and hazelnuts, but the medium-bodied, delicately satiny palate can't quite match the texture and plenitude of recent renditions, lending the wine a somewhat understated, early-picked profile.