I cannot remember tasting a better Puligny-Montrachet-Clavaillon from Leflaive. The 1992 offers a vibrant, beautifully focused nose of oranges, apples, and wet stones. It is a surprisingly full-bodied, silky, chewy wine, with gobs of intensity and flavor extraction. Drink it over the next 10 years.
The Domaine Leflaive has enjoyed many successful vintages over the years - 1979, 1985, 1986, and 1989 come to mind immediately - but the 1992s are the finest young wines this domaine has produced. Yields averaged 45 hectoliters per hectare, far below most recent vintages. The wines are renowned for their purity and elegance, but the 1992s also display a special level of richness and intensity.
Importer: Frederick Wildman & Co., New York, NY.