2023 Domaine Leflaive Les Pucelles Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru 750ml

Overview

The 2023 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles is one of the domaine's most celebrated Premier Cru white Burgundies. Les Pucelles is prized for combining floral elegance, mineral tension and refined depth, sitting among the most graceful and collectible Chardonnay expressions in Puligny-Montrachet.

Vintage & Winemaking

The Les Pucelles vineyard is planted on clay-limestone soil, with vines dating from 1963, 1969, 1981, 1985 and 2012 across 2.75 hectares. The Chardonnay grapes are biodynamically farmed and harvested by hand, with sorting and parcel-by-parcel ripeness monitoring.

The wine is made with long, gentle pneumatic pressing, followed by 24-hour decanting before transfer to oak casks. Alcoholic and malolactic fermentation take place in oak, followed by 12 months of ageing in barrels on lees and a further 10 months in stainless steel tank on fine lees.

Product Highlights

• Highly collectible Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru from Domaine Leflaive.
• Biodynamically farmed Chardonnay from clay-limestone soils.
• Les Pucelles is widely regarded as one of Puligny's most sublime Premier Cru sites.
• Hand harvested, oak fermented and aged on lees for texture and precision.
• 97 points from Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy and 96 points from Wine Spectator.

Critic Scores & Reviews

97 Points - Jasper Morris, Inside Burgundy
2023 Vintage. Tasted November 2025.

96 Points - Wine Spectator
2023 Vintage. Tasted March 2026.

Tasting Notes

Style

Elegant Premier Cru white Burgundy with floral lift, citrus and stone fruit detail, fine oak-cask texture and a mineral-driven finish. Les Pucelles is known for combining grace, tension and quiet power.

Food Pairing

Pairs beautifully with chicken and turkey, prawn and avocado salad, salmon with butter sauce, lobster tail and Gruyère.

Cellaring Potential

A cellar-worthy Premier Cru Chardonnay with the structure, acidity and mineral precision to develop complexity over time.

About Domaine Leflaive

Domaine Leflaive, based in Puligny-Montrachet, is one of Burgundy's benchmark producers of Chardonnay. The domaine converted fully to biodynamic farming in 1997 and is renowned for its Grand Cru and Premier Cru holdings, including Les Pucelles, Clavoillon, Bâtard-Montrachet and Chevalier-Montrachet.

Specifications

• Producer: Domaine Leflaive
• Vintage: 2023
• Country: France
• Region: Burgundy
• Appellation: Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles
• Grape Variety: Chardonnay
• Wine Style: White Wine - Buttery and Complex
• Farming: Biodynamic
• Bottle Size: 750ml