White

Chevalier-Montrachet

Domaine Leflaive

Burgundy · France

Chevalier-Montrachet

Fact sheet

Type
White
Grape
Chardonnay
Country
France
Region
Burgundy
Appellation
Chevalier-Montrachet
Body
full
Acidity
high
Sweetness
dry

Food pairing

Lobster · Scallops · Roasted fish · Creamy cheeses · Poultry with creamy sauces

Rated vintages

  • 200897 pts

    A ripe, toasty wine, very buttery. It has rich, almost sweet yellow fruit balanced with a wonderful mineral texture. The wine, of course, is still very young, but shows its future as being rounded and opulent. The acidity that holds it all together shows in the finish.

  • 200697 pts

    Taut and mineral, this is currently a wine that is waiting to reveal its power and majesty. The fruit is on a tight rein of acidity, which only slowly opens up to show mango, pineapple, crisp citrus, layers of toast and a mouth-enveloping richness. Age for at least five years, p…