Olivier Leflaive, Puligny Montrachet Pucelles Recolte Domaine

Olivier Leflaive, Puligny Montrachet Pucelles Recolte DomaineNA

cool and restrained nose speaks of various red berries and plenty of Gevrey style earth scents

pure and refined aromatic profile that features floral

While this is delicious and classy

I had the 2002

There is excellent volume and intensity to the powerful yet generous middle weight flavors that coat the palate with dry extract on the textured

He finds it conducive – indeed

with a pretty note of apple blossom wafting through flavors of baked yellow peach

dry and lingering finale that also displays a touch of tannin

This vintage had 28 months in 80% American and 20% Balkan oak

The palate is beautifully balanced with a slightly viscous texture

On the palate this is a fascinating wine of power and intensity yet without weight or heaviness

The slightly tighter medium weight flavors possess good delineation and punch before terminating in a saline and mildly austere finale