2023 Domaine Leflaive Batard-Montrachet Grand Cru 750ml

Overview

Domaine Leflaive Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru 2023 is a Grand Cru Chardonnay from Puligny-Montrachet in Burgundy's Côte de Beaune.

One of the domaine's most prestigious white wines, this release combines Grand Cru pedigree, biodynamic viticulture and the mineral precision that defines Domaine Leflaive.

Vintage & Winemaking

The 2023 vintage was generous in quantity and balanced in quality. A mild winter was followed by cooler conditions at the end of winter, a temperate April, and a cool, rainy May that helped replenish the water table.

Warmer days and cool nights through late spring supported good vine and flower development. Summer brought heat, thunderstorms and rainfall, with wide day-night temperature variation that favoured vine development. Harvest began on 29 August, with picking accelerated from 2 September as heat returned.

The Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru vineyard is planted on clay-limestone soil, with vines planted in 1962, 1974, 1979, 1989 and 2021 across 1ha73a. The Chardonnay grapes are biodynamically grown and manually harvested with grape sorting and parcel-by-parcel ripeness monitoring.

The wine underwent long, gentle pneumatic pressing, decanting over 24 hours, then racking into barrels. Alcoholic and malolactic fermentations took place in oak casks, followed by 12 months on lees in barrels and 10 months on fine lees in stainless steel tank.

Product Highlights

• 98/100 from Neal Martin, Vinous
• 98/100 from Wine Spectator
• Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru Chardonnay
• Biodynamic Chardonnay grapes
• Clay-limestone Grand Cru terroir
• Manual harvesting with grape sorting
• 12 months in barrels on lees, then 10 months in stainless steel on fine lees

Critic Scores & Reviews

98/100 — Neal Martin, Vinous · 2023 Vintage
“The palate is crisp and taut, much more mineral driven than the Bienvenue with a really complex and persistent finish.”

98/100 — Wine Spectator · 2023 Vintage · Tasted: Mar 2026

Tasting Notes

Appearance

White wine appearance.

Aroma

Struck flint, cold stone and light Granny Smith notes, tightly coiled and unfolding with aeration.

Palate

Crisp, taut and mineral driven, with Grand Cru depth and tension.

Finish

Complex and persistent, with refined mineral length.

Food Pairing

Suggested pairings include chicken and turkey, white bean and truffle soup, tagliatelle with spiny lobster, boned roast partridge and Gruyère.

Cellaring Potential

This Grand Cru Chardonnay has the concentration, mineral structure and pedigree for long-term cellaring.

About the Producer

Domaine Leflaive is based in Puligny-Montrachet and is one of the most important producers in t