'07 Leflaive BM and CM, '12 Faiveley Ech, '10 Pegeau CNDP

So many good wines lately, I guess I really should start posting some more notes again.


An enjoyable casual dinner the other night with some good friends:

The '07 Leflaive Batard was a bit of a worry, and this was where we also had the bretty 2010 Pegau…


2007 Domaine Leflaive Batard Montrachet:
Right on the edge of premox. Big, powerful wine, but the colour was darker than it should be by several shades, and the sherry notes were creeping into this wine. The ’07 Leflaives have recently been all over the place, and this particular bottle wasn’t a good one…consigned the last half of the bottle to the kitchen staff I guess as we didn’t finish it.
N/R.
2007 Domaine Leflaive Chevalier Montrachet:
Brilliant! Good bottles of this are great indeed, and this was perhaps the best one I have had. Great Chevalier length and drive, weightless mouth filling power and a lovely mineral finish. Great white Burg, and drinking quite well now. I plan to drink the rest of mine sooner rather than later to experience them like this.
95pts.

2012 Faiveley Echezeaux:
Crunchy, bright red fruits, and a quite silky palate, really a wine that is not bad drinking now. I have enjoyed the '12 Faiveley’s I have had so far quite a bit. This bottle though didn’t quite show as good as the last bottle we had. A slight touch of astringent green on the back palate was a bit of a worry, as I didn’t note this before, but it was evidnet enough that everyone at the table commented on it as well…
90pts.

2010 Pegau Cuvee Reserve CNDP:
Very reticent, closed down and not giving much at all on the palate. Really deep and dark fruited, but muted, and then horsey with a touch of plasticky bandaids. This wine was clearly brett affected, and didn’t really show well at all. A shame, as I do generally like Pegau (although the brett and bottle variability are issues), and the 2010 CNDP’s I have had so far have generally been very good…
85?pts.


Got a special DRC dinner coming up this week with a few great LT’s, so will report on them soon.

Interesting notes, Paul. Thanks. Any steer on how the 2008 Leflaives are doing? I had a 2009 village Puligny whilst in Puligny recently and it wasn’t good - broad, ponderous, dull-edged and toffee-scented.

Thanks for the notes Paul. Leflaive 06s and 07s seem to be… at sixes and sevens really. Anyone know what technical winemaking changes have happened since the 02s say?

Just had clav and batard this weekend, reduction has gone away and everything is drinking quite nice.

Those 07 Leflaive’s are variable but when they’re on…

Good to see you posting notes again Mr Hanna.

Best Regards
Jeremy

Hi Matthew,

Not really a fan of Leflaives '11’s. They look quite forward and fat to me, and I don’t think Leflaive does well in riper years.

The 2009 Chevalier was in fine shape a few months ago, but I’m generally only so so on most 2009’s White Burgs.

The 2008 Chevalier we had with the '09 again was one the edge of premox, but have also seen the '08’s look brilliant before.

2008 Whites are really impressing me more and more, and in some cases, seem to have passed their '07 counterparts, which is a bit surprising.

Overall, I feel that Leflaives just aren’t as consistent or good as they used to be, and the more prevalent premox issues they seem to have much more of now is worrying…

preach it Paul! I agree wholeheartedly with all statements.

It’s rather worrying seeing hiw many recent CT notes for Leflaive’s Chevalier mention premox. Long gone are the days when the Domaine was deemed (hoped) to be immune !