2022 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru "Les Folatieres"
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Decanter
Reviewed January 2024Folatières produced a generous yield in 2022; the result is pleasant and approachable, with ripe apple fruit, floral notes and a touch of spice. It is supple and creamy, with a plump, easy-to-love texture. However, the finished wine lacks the expected concentration and depth. It should drink well young and improve with mid-term ageing, but the structure to age long term is not evident.(CC)
Professional Reviews
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Wine Spectator
A laserlike backbone drives this racy white, along with flavors of lime blossoms, lemon, vanilla and smoky mineral. Clean and incisive, with fine intensity on the long aftertaste of citrus, mineral and baking spices. Drink now through 2032. —B.S.
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Burghound
Note: from 3 separate parcels. Once again there is a restrained coolness to the aromas of airy citrus confit, white peach, acacia blossom and a hint of anise. The gorgeously textured and markedly more mineral-driven medium weight flavors also possess a beguiling sense of underlying tension, all wrapped in a very dry but not really especially austere finale that exhibits outstanding length. I very much like the fruit-acid balance and the 2022 Folatières should age gracefully for a decade plus.*Burghound Sweet Spot Outstanding!*
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Vinous
The 2022 Puligny-Montrachet Les Folatières 1er Cru has slightly richer fruit than the Clavaillon. Scents of wild honey infuse the citrus fruit, again, with plenty of energy and tension coming through. The palate is nicely balanced with white peach and apricot, a keen thread of acidity, and a very harmonious, lingering and seductive finish. What a beautiful Folatières!(NM)
Notes
Bill Nanson Burgundy Report: "From two parcels, just above Clos de la Garenne, usually the first harvested as this is a hotter location.This has more width but a similar orange citrus and faint floral. Extra width, juicy, vibrant energy again. Broader flavour. As good as the Clavoillon with a little more aromatic complexity and an extra vibrancy in the finish." (01/2024)
Details
| Origin | Puligny Montrachet, Burgundy, France |
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| Type/Varietal | Chardonnay |
| SKU | 1780218 |