Olivier Leflaive - Pommard Pezerolles Premier Cru 2018 (750ml)
Price: $95.99
| Producer | Olivier Leflaive |
| Country | France |
| Region | Burgundy |
| Subregion | Pommard |
| Varietal | Pinot Noir |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Sku | 7982 |
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The soil is composed of clay, silt and limestone alluvium. The inclination of the soil gives it a maturity of early grapes. Very draining soil which benefits the most from the East / West sunshine.
Olivier Leflaive Description
A dream vintage which offers generous volumes and superb quality. Water is a major player during the winter which allows the vines to build up their reserves before a particularly hot and dry summer. Favored by a mild spring, flowering took place perfectly with beautiful and numerous clusters. No major climatic incident hampers the growing cycle. The harvest, which was in impeccable health, took place from August 27 to September 15.
Vinous: 93 Points
The 2018 Pommard Pezerolles premier cru has a well- defined bouquet with brambly red fruit, sous-bois, touches of thyme and just a hint of beetroot. The palate is well balanced with grippy, edgy tannins, fine acidity lending tension, quite "old school" in character with plenty of sapidity on the finish that should hold it in good stead for the future. Very fine.
Burghound: 90 Points
This too is quite ripe and while it avoids the prune character of the Pommard villages, there is a roasted quality to the plum and cassis aromas. Once again there is very good volume to the relatively finely textured flavors that exude a fine bead of minerality that come to the fore on the vibrant if slightly edgy finish. As the description suggests, this firm effort is awkward and whether it will eventually harmonize is hard to predict.
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