Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Combettes 2017 — Domaine Leflaive

Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Combettes 2017 — Domaine Leflaive

This Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Combettes 2017 from Domaine Leflaive is one of the great Chardonnay expressions of the Côte de Beaune. Located in one of Puligny-Montrachet’s most sought-after climats, Les Combettes combines Puligny’s mineral tension with a broader, almost Meursault-like texture, offering depth and presence that place it among the appellation’s most admired Premier Crus.

The 2017 vintage gives here a luminous, dense and precise wine, driven by fine acidity, limestone energy and generous substance without excess. Domaine Leflaive’s style is expressed through pure white fruit, floral finesse, noble reduction, salinity and a crystalline length on the finish.

Terroir: Puligny-Montrachet, contained power and limestone minerality

The Les Combettes climat is known for producing dense, profound and highly structured Puligny-Montrachet wines, while retaining the mineral precision associated with the village’s greatest whites. The wine expresses breadth of texture, aromatic clarity and the limestone tension that carries the palate with elegance.

In 2017, the balance is particularly successful: fruit ripeness brings flesh, while acidity and salinity maintain a fresh, straight and energetic line. The wine can already be enjoyed with careful aeration, yet it still has fine ageing potential.

Tasting notes

Expression of the 2017 vintage

The 2017 vintage in white Burgundy offers a highly attractive balance between ripeness, freshness and precision. In this Les Combettes, it gives a wine that is energetic, profound and already expressive, while still capable of gaining further complexity around hazelnut, fine butter, candied citrus, warm stone, light honey and chalky notes. Serve cool but not over-chilled, ideally after a short aeration in the glass.