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Domaine Leflaive 2021 'Clavoillon' Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru, Burgundy, France **PRE-ARRIVAL**
**This wine will be available for pickup/shipping after November 22nd**
Winemaker: Eric Rémy
Farming: Biodynamic
Grape Varieties: Chardonnay
Terroir / Soil: Calcareous clay with mixed percentages of clay and limestone. The Premier Cru site of Clavoillon sits just a stone's throw east of the famed Grand Cru vineyards on the Hill of Corton.
Vinification: Manual harvesting. Long, gentle pneumatic pressing, “débourbage,” or “settling of the juice,” over 24 hours; then racking and running the must into cask. Alcoholic fermentation in oak casks, 22% new (maximum 1/3 Vosges, minimum 2/3 allier).
Aging: Gentle pressing into oak casks. Alcoholic fermentation in 22% new oak. Aged for 12 months in oak casks followed by 6 months of further aging in tank.
Critical Acclaim:
- 94 POINTS, BURGHOUND
- 94 POINTS, JASPER MORRIS