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89
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2008
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Taster #3123
· Jul 16, 2021
92/100
Amazing - goes to show, it's a gamble, you are really playing the roulette here. Colours is light, no signs of premox. This is hitting all the right spots, butter galore, citrus, vibrant acidity - vraiment Leflaive. Sometimes you win. #Kandestederne
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Taster #6724
· Apr 11, 2021
88/100
(MF) Nose of cream and tropical fruit. Round, racy, mineral, slightly dry finish. Drinking best when served at around 5 C. The wine gets out of balance and loses vibrancy quickly once its temperature goes up. I suspect this is not a pristine bottle.
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Taster #3123
· Feb 29, 2020
92/100
Then, what do you know. Tasted vis-vis the 2011 & 2010, this came out the winner, delicious with lots of young fruit, buttery mouthfeel, very classic burgundy - had I tasted it blind, I would have guessed 1er Cru. When Leflaive is good, it's extremely good, a pity, that it's only every second bottle ...
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Taster #3123
· Nov 2, 2017
90/100
3 bottles opened, one bottle premoxed; but the good ones are really good, vibrant and quite deep, loads of citrus, som brioche, fine minerality - a very good balance. Would not opt to keep this long though. #B&J
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Taster #3184
· Jul 25, 2017
90/100
Wile a previous bottle was ox'ed, this was fantasric, and a proof of (i) that even a BB is worh aging for a fem years, and (ii) that the previous tasters are wrong (or had a flawed bottle) (at least to me). As god as a BB can get, i assume
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Taster #7131
· Jun 25, 2017
80/100
Agree with the previous post. Over the hill. I don't believe the 2020 end of the drinking window is correct.
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Taster #5923
· May 31, 2017
86/100
Too old. Dark yellow, as good as no nose, boring taste with remaining acidity.
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Taster #3184
· Oct 29, 2016
ox
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Taster #4674
· May 11, 2015
Total premox, color dark golden, nose and palate bad upon opening, much worse after 30 minutes... bummer
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Taster #2830
· Oct 17, 2014
91/100
Great zippy young burg. Not too serious but well made
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Taster #5203
· Aug 22, 2014
88/100
Great nose as always from this producer. But it does not quite come together as well as other vintages, the acidity takes over too much from my taste and the whole thing seems a bit out of balance
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Taster #4016
· Aug 12, 2014
89/100
The wine was medium yellow/golden in colour and offered floral notes, lilac, apple, lemon, almond paste, butter and nutty notes on the nose. On the palate the wine showed apple, lemon, nutty notes, signs of bottle age and a nice mineral touch you would not expect from a Bourgogne Blanc, paired with high, lively acidity and very good length. A superb Bourgogne Blanc!
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Taster #4983
· Feb 7, 2014
90/100
Drank in London Excellent value and an amazing nose and palate for a Bourgogne Blanc. Buy some it's a bargain.
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Taster #2830
· Jan 1, 2014
89/100
Quite mineral tasting. Reminds me of a decent Chablis. Will last another few years if I can keep my hands off the rest.
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Taster #3184
· May 20, 2013
A great BB!
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Taster #8154
· Feb 5, 2013
84/100
12 th Burgundy tasting - Whites part I (Rotterdam, Netherlands) : This wine was served single-blind in the sense that nobody doubted its Bourguignon origins. The core is medium intense straw-coloured. The medium intense nose is very buttery at first and shifts to hard butter-candies after some oxygenation, against a clean mineral backdrop reminiscent of pebbles. The wine is medium-plus bodied on the attack and although the acidity barely registers as medium-plus, the overall impression is not without a certain …
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Taster #4674
· Jan 21, 2013
89/100
light yellow color, no sense of oxidation whatsoever, nose is of lemon and a touch of oak sweet butter, but on the palate this was very young and lively with loads of lemon and not a bit of oak evident, very acidic which i like but may be too much for some, also plenty of minerals, agree w/other taster who said chablis levels of minerals... i liked it, wonder what a few years will do to it, have 5 more …
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Taster #7131
· Jan 5, 2013
89/100
I found this wine a bit harsh up front but it is drinking well overall. I believe that it will benefit from a year or two of additional bottle age.
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Taster #1814
· Dec 22, 2012
90/100
Nose buttery. Taste has developed, butter, pineapple and pear, nutty tones, clear acidity which is well buffered. Very complex for a simple Bourgogne. Some oxidative tones, still appear normal development of the wine. Drink now.
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Taster #6372
· Dec 8, 2012
90/100
Light yellow, touch of gun smoke on the nose Medium weight, clean lemony acidity. Very enjoyable
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Taster #1814
· Oct 27, 2012
90/100
Nose butter and citrus, some white flowers. Taste citrus, spices and lovely acidity.
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Taster #3751
· Sep 29, 2012
90/100
Lovely buttery lemon notes - improved in the glass as it warmed up
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Taster #9428
· Sep 24, 2012
90/100
Concentrated, rich nose, strong acidity, good food companion
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Taster #5109
· Jul 21, 2012
89/100
Nice acids. Good length.
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Taster #3847
· May 14, 2012
89/100
A really classy bourgogne blanc. Shows its pedigree. Good acidity and balance of fruit. The oak was a little too present at this time. Smokey in a was the was slightly distracting, especially considering how night the underlying material is. Would like to drink this more in the $30-35 range
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