Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 2022

A benchmark Puligny-Montrachet with aromas of lemon zest, white peach, pear, acacia blossom, toasted hazelnut, flint, and chalky minerality. Elegant and beautifully balanced, it offers vibrant acidity, remarkable precision, silky texture, and a long, refined finish.

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

94 Points - Decanter

This village-level wine is a reliable benchmark for the commune. It reflects the sunny character of the vintage with its ripe stone fruit and citrus notes, yet offers depth and complexity as well, with saline hints, flint and fresh white flowers. The texture is silky and approachable. It’s drinking now, but with enough substance to hold for five to 10 years. From a blend of seven parcels totalling 4.6ha; the two largest in Les Tremblots, downslope from Bâtard, and Les Brelances, which touches Les Clavoillons.

92 Points - Vinous

The 2022 Puligny-Montrachet Village has a nicely detailed bouquet of green apples. It's a touch spicier than the Bourgogne Blanc, with a trace of walnut coming through with aeration. The palate is nicely balanced with a keen line of acidity, sour lemon hints and, again, that spice that lingers on the aftertaste.

92 Points - Wine Spectator

Fluid and succulent, offering flavors of peach, apple, lemon and sweet spices. Open and enjoyable now for its finesse and mouthwatering finish. Shows fine balance and crystalline length. Drink now through 2029. 2,715 cases made, 543 cases imported.

91 Points - Jasper Morris

Mid lemon yellow. There is gunflint reduction with a slightly oily character. Excellent tension, crystalline, still a touch of yellow plum in the fruit, supremely long finish. Not especially floral or white fruited, but a Puligny with drive and personality.