Puligny Montrachet les Combettes 2012 Domaine Leflaive

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Robert Parker (91)

Tasted blind at the Burgundy 2012 tasting in Beaune. The 2012 Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Combettes is a very subtle one, keeping its cards close to its chest and as such I underestimated this wine. It is showing a lot of new oak on the nose that smothers the terroir delineation after the impressive Combettes 2012 from Jean-Marc Boillot. The palate is phenolic on the entry. There is a lot of substance here but it is quite difficult to discern the finesse. I was just wanting more drive and ambition, and it is only through time that is gradually coalesces and reveals its breeding. Give it two or three more years in bottle. I don't think this is one of the late Anne-Claude Leflaive's best wines of the vintage, but it should repay cellaring.

Winespectator (93)

Flint and mineral aromas highlight this linear white, augmented by lime, apple and spice flavors. In the end, this is dominated by a savory character, with a fine aftertaste of mineral and saline notes.

BOW (8.50)