Domaine Leflaive Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Clavoillon 2022

Aubert de Villaine of DRC fame once told a crazy story at a dinner I was at when asked about his 2016 Montrachet (his only white). In 2016, 80% of this tiny Grand Cru vineyard was lost to hail. In what was an unprecedented move in the history of Burgundy, all the domaines that own vines in Montrachet joined together to blend all their fruit into a single wine.

Someone asked Aubert, “If all of you put your fruit together, who made the wine?” Without any hesitation, he responded, “Domaine Leflaive, of course.” Pretty telling. When the winemaker of arguably the best red wine in the world tells you who makes the best white wine in the world without any hesitation, you listen!

And while I can’t offer up the long, long gone 2016 Montrachet, today, my inside access has earned us exclusive access at the winery’s 2020 Puligny Montrachet. This is a elegant, effortless wine that will be drinking beautifully for decades to come. And no body else has this. Pretty unbeatable from the team behind the best white wines in the whole world.