2013 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru "Les Combettes"

Wine D in our line up for The Great Chardonnay Tasting was the 2013 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cur "Les Combettes". As per the other wines in our tasting, these were the notes provided before hand.

If the Littori aroma was one of white stone fruit, the 2013 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru "Les Combettes" was even more intoxicating with spice and fruit. The color in the glass was golden yellow. When I first tasted the wine, the flavor seemed a little muted but over the course of the evening, I kept on going back to get another taste and it opened up beautifully with notes of honey, tropical fruits and a long finish with a well integrated backbone of soft oak and acidity. This wine was my favorite. But it was also in a company with other stellar wines so to say that I was splitting hairs would be hitting the nail on the head.
To complement the wine tasting, small plates of food included home made pumpkin ravioli and autumn apple salad: