{"product_id":"domaine-leflaive-chevalier-montrachet-grand-cru-2018-1","title":"Domaine Leflaive Chevalier Montrachet Grand Cru 2018","description":"\u003cp\u003eDomaine Leflaive Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru 2018 is one of Burgundy’s most revered white wines, combining precision, power, and remarkable elegance. Sourced from a prestigious Grand Cru site just above Bâtard-Montrachet and Montrachet, it stands out for its high-altitude freshness, crystalline minerality, and extraordinary aging potential.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMakuprofiili\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the glass, it shows a brilliant golden hue with exceptional clarity. The nose is refined and layered, opening with white flowers, lemon zest, green apple, and ripe pear, followed by delicate notes of toasted almond, butter, and vanilla from careful oak aging, all lifted by a subtle smoky mineral edge.\n\nThe palate is deeply structured and unfolds gradually, beginning with vibrant citrus and evolving into flavors of honey, hazelnut, and brioche. The texture is silky and precise, balanced by an electric acidity that keeps the wine lively and focused. A chalky, saline minerality carries through the finish, leaving a long impression of purity, tension, and finesse. This is a wine built for decades of development, gaining even greater complexity with time in bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eViininvalmistus\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChevalier-Montrachet is one of the highest and most esteemed Grand Cru vineyards in the Côte de Beaune, where the elevated position contributes to vivid acidity and pronounced mineral character. Domaine Leflaive farms with a strong respect for terroir, working carefully in the vineyard to preserve balance and site expression, and vinification typically emphasizes precision and restraint, with fine oak maturation supporting rather than masking the wine’s natural complexity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRuoka \u0026amp; tarjoilu\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis Grand Cru is ideally paired with luxurious dishes such as lobster, scallops, turbot, or a creamy truffle risotto, where its precision and depth can shine. Serve it cool, around 12–14°C, and decanting is recommended when young to help the wine open gradually and reveal its full aromatic range.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTuottaja\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDomaine Leflaive is one of the most celebrated white wine producers in Burgundy, especially renowned for its biodynamic approach and exceptional Premier and Grand Cru Chardonnay. Based in Puligny-Montrachet, the domaine has earned a legendary reputation for purity, finesse, and age-worthy wines, and is widely regarded as a benchmark producer in the region.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine Leflaive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49122401812722,"sku":"FW-1848","price":2007.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0826\/4810\/5202\/files\/t154123204-1.png?v=1777475872","url":"https:\/\/bottlehero.fi\/products\/domaine-leflaive-chevalier-montrachet-grand-cru-2018-1","provider":"Bottle Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}