2024 Domaine Leflaive Macon-Verze Les Chenes 750ml

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About This Wine

The 2024 Domaine Leflaive Macon-Verze Les Chenes is a biodynamic Chardonnay from the lieu-dit Les Chenes, located in the heart of the Verze valley.

The site has clay-limestone soil with shallow depth before reaching the bedrock, with a gentle to very steep west-facing slope. The vineyard surface is 3ha43a, or 8.5 acres, planted between 1936 and 2003.

The 2024 vintage was challenging and rainy, with rainfall from January to October reaching one and a half times the usual amount. Flowering occurred in a humid atmosphere that encouraged coulure, and the cool, rainy season slowed vine growth and ripening. Harvesting began in Puligny on September 16, with modest yields but excellent sanitary condition of the remaining grapes.

About the Producer

Domaine Leflaive is based in Puligny-Montrachet and is one of the most important producers in the Cote de Beaune, focusing almost entirely on white wines made from Chardonnay.

Anne Claude Leflaive converted the vineyards to biodynamics and is considered a pioneer of biodynamics in Burgundy.

Specifications

• Vintage: 2024
• Grape Variety: Chardonnay
• Region: Macon-Verze / Maconnais / Burgundy / France
• Sweetness: Dry
• Fermentation: Alcoholic and malolactic fermentations in stainless steel vats, foudres, concrete tanks and 600L barrels
• Maturation: 10 months on lees in the fermentation vessels, followed by approximately 6 months in stainless steel tanks on fine lees
• Production Attributes: Biodynamic Chardonnay grapes; manual harvesting with grape sorting; optional fining and light filtration if necessary
• Vineyard / Geo info: Les Chenes lieu-dit in the heart of the Verze valley; west-facing; clay-limestone soil with shallow depth before bedrock; gentle to very steep slope; surface 3ha43a / 8.5 acres; planted between 1936 and 2003