96 points Jasper Morris, MW (Inside Burgundy): "Clear mid primrose colour, with some weight of fruit, significant oak first up, terrific density, excellent acidity, far removed from over ripe. Powerful acidity, the Domaine Leflaive Combettes seems to have an extra degree of everything, including the weight of a grand cru. Refreshing lime touch to finish. (Jul 2021)"
96 points Tim Atkin, MW (Decanter): "The Leflaive's 0.73ha of vines in Combettes were planted in 1960 and 1972, and consistently produce very small, intensely flavoured berries. And this is intense stuff, with beeswax, fresh pastry and citrus peel notes, stylish 20% new wood and remarkable palate length. Drinking Window: 2021-2032. (10/27/18)"
95 points Neal Martin (Vinous): "The 2017 Puligny-Montrachet Les Combettes 1er Cru is a little too reduced for my liking, although it seems to recover with aeration and there is plenty of fruit concentration. The palate is slightly tropical on the entry, but very pure, with a fine bead of acidity. Fresh and quite saline, it needs two or three years to assimilate the oak, though it should be worth the wait because there is a lot of extract and intensity. Pushing Grand Cru in quality. Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting in Savigny-lès-Beaune. Drink: 2024-2048. (Aug 2021)"
95 points La Revue du Vin de France: "Les Combettes evokes a ball of energy on the palate, with sparkling fruit and a totally uncluttered yet intense finish. (2020)"
92-95 points/'Outstanding,' Allen Meadows (Burghound): "(from 35 to 40 year old vines). A more elegant and airier nose is comprised by pure notes of acacia, spice, tea and a wide range of white-fleshed fruit. The succulent and notably more refined medium-bodied flavors possess an abundance of mouth coating sap that serve to buffer the marked firm acid spine shaping the gorgeously long and classy finish. This is excellent and should prove to be quite long-lived. Drink: 2029+. (Jun 2019)"
94 points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The 2017 Combettes was the only wine in the Leflaive cellars that was a touch reductive at the time of my visit, but with just a bit of swirling, the magic to come was very easy to observe. The bouquet is a pure and classy blend of apple, pear, lemon, fresh almond, chalky minerality, citrus zest, spring flowers and vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is pure, full and quite racy in profile, with a rock solid core, laser-like focus, great grip and a very long, energetic and utterly classic young finish. This is already complex, but will be much more so once the wine has had a handful of years in the cellar to really blossom. Gorgeous juice. 2024-2065. (Nov/Dec 2018)"
94 points Bruce Sanderson (Wine Spectator): "Tangy and full of floral, creamy peach and hazelnut flavors, shaded by vanilla and toasty oak notes. Racy and mouthwatering on the bracing finish, with alluring aromas and subtle length. Drink now through 2028. 600 cases made, 85 cases imported. (4/30/20)"
96 points Tim Atkin, MW (Decanter): "The Leflaive's 0.73ha of vines in Combettes were planted in 1960 and 1972, and consistently produce very small, intensely flavoured berries. And this is intense stuff, with beeswax, fresh pastry and citrus peel notes, stylish 20% new wood and remarkable palate length. Drinking Window: 2021-2032. (10/27/18)"
95 points Neal Martin (Vinous): "The 2017 Puligny-Montrachet Les Combettes 1er Cru is a little too reduced for my liking, although it seems to recover with aeration and there is plenty of fruit concentration. The palate is slightly tropical on the entry, but very pure, with a fine bead of acidity. Fresh and quite saline, it needs two or three years to assimilate the oak, though it should be worth the wait because there is a lot of extract and intensity. Pushing Grand Cru in quality. Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting in Savigny-lès-Beaune. Drink: 2024-2048. (Aug 2021)"
95 points La Revue du Vin de France: "Les Combettes evokes a ball of energy on the palate, with sparkling fruit and a totally uncluttered yet intense finish. (2020)"
92-95 points/'Outstanding,' Allen Meadows (Burghound): "(from 35 to 40 year old vines). A more elegant and airier nose is comprised by pure notes of acacia, spice, tea and a wide range of white-fleshed fruit. The succulent and notably more refined medium-bodied flavors possess an abundance of mouth coating sap that serve to buffer the marked firm acid spine shaping the gorgeously long and classy finish. This is excellent and should prove to be quite long-lived. Drink: 2029+. (Jun 2019)"
94 points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The 2017 Combettes was the only wine in the Leflaive cellars that was a touch reductive at the time of my visit, but with just a bit of swirling, the magic to come was very easy to observe. The bouquet is a pure and classy blend of apple, pear, lemon, fresh almond, chalky minerality, citrus zest, spring flowers and vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is pure, full and quite racy in profile, with a rock solid core, laser-like focus, great grip and a very long, energetic and utterly classic young finish. This is already complex, but will be much more so once the wine has had a handful of years in the cellar to really blossom. Gorgeous juice. 2024-2065. (Nov/Dec 2018)"
94 points Bruce Sanderson (Wine Spectator): "Tangy and full of floral, creamy peach and hazelnut flavors, shaded by vanilla and toasty oak notes. Racy and mouthwatering on the bracing finish, with alluring aromas and subtle length. Drink now through 2028. 600 cases made, 85 cases imported. (4/30/20)"
| Product SKU | 349825 |
| Producer | Leflaive |
| Country | France |
| Region | Burgundy |
| SubRegion | Côtes de Beaune |
| Appellation | Puligny-Montrachet |
| Varietal | Chardonnay |
| Designation | Premier Cru |
| Vintage | 2017 |
| Size | 750ml |
| Color | White |
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