Domain Leflaive Pucelles 2006
The 2006 Domaine Leflaive Pucelles is a white Burgundy wine from the Les Pucelles climat in the Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru appellation. Produced by Domaine Leflaive, it is crafted from 100% Chardonnay. Jancis Robinson awards it 18/20, highlighting a very firm, dense and still reserved palate during tasting, whose expression concentrates on a long finish. Recommended drinking window: 2012 to 2020.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- White
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Puligny Montrachet
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Leflaive
- Parcelle / Cru
- Les Pucelles
- Millésime
- 2006
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Chardonnay
Domaine Leflaive
Domaine Leflaive is a family-run estate based in Puligny-Montrachet, in the heart of the Côte de Beaune. It cultivates 24 hectares of Chardonnay, spread across the appellations of Puligny-Montrachet, Meursault, Chassagne-Montrachet and several grands crus. The estate is run by Brice de La Morandière, representing the fourth generation linked to the Leflaive family.
- Owner
- Famille Leflaive
- Maître de chais
- Amandine Brillanceau
- Surface (ha)
- 24.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 120 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
The Leflaive family has been based in Puligny-Montrachet since 1717 and at that time owned a few vineyards, the grapes from which were sold. The estate in its modern form was established by Joseph Leflaive (1870–1953), an engineer by training, who returned to manage the family estate following the phylloxera crisis. From 1920 onwards, he embarked on a programme of replanting, acquiring and developing the vineyards, with the support of his estate manager, François Virot. He gradually began marketing the wines under his own label, whilst the first bottles were exported to the United States between 1932 and 1939. Following his death in 1953, his children Jo, Jeanne, Anne and Vincent kept the estate together and established a civil partnership in 1973. Jo took charge of administration and finances, whilst Vincent oversaw the vineyard, the wines and their marketing. Olivier Leflaive became co-manager alongside Vincent in 1986, then Anne-Claude Leflaive joined the management team in 1990 before being appointed manager in 1994. Under her leadership, the estate gradually adopted biodynamic farming during the 1990s. Following her death in April 2015, her nephew Brice de La Morandière, the great-grandson of Joseph Leflaive, became managing partner. Since January 2025, Amandine Brillanceau has held the post of technical director; Louis Brière is cellar master at Puligny-Montrachet.
Les Pucelles
Les Pucelles is a climat officially classified as a Premier Cru of the Puligny-Montrachet appellation, located in the commune of Puligny-Montrachet. It occupies the lower or lower-middle part of the slope, immediately north of the Grands Crus Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet and Bâtard-Montrachet. Records from several producers of the climat document an east to south-east exposure and fine clay-limestone soils. The specifications associate the climat name Les Pucelles with the cadastral lieu-dit Les Pucelles as well as Clos des Meix dit Les Pucelles.
- Vineyard commune
- Puligny-Montrachet
- Exposure
- East to south-east
- Soil
- Fine clay-limestone soils
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Estate holding in the vineyard (ha)
- 2.750000 ha
- Vineyard holding status
- Owner
- Indicative vine age
- Plots planted in 1963, 1969, 1981, 1985 and 2012.
Histoire de la parcelle
The Puligny-Montrachet appellation was recognized by the decree of July 31, 1937. The specific plot area eligible for the Premier Cru designation was approved by the INAO during the sessions of May 17 and 18, 1984; Les Pucelles is explicitly listed in the regulatory list of concerned climats.
