2024 brought clarity and tension to the vineyard
in the classic 2013 vintage
Luis Rodriguez Vazquez is the hero of Ribeiro
producing wines that were intense and fruity but less structured than the finest years
a Margaux institution with deep roots in Bordeaux tradition
Olivier Leflaive, Oncle Vincent, 2024 wholesale-only 2024 brought clarity and tensionA Bourgogne Blanc drawn from eight parcels of old Chardonnay vines, all of them on Puligny Montrachet terroir, planted in calcareous clay and silty clay. It is named for Vincent Leflaive, Olivier's uncle, who built Domaine Leflaive's reputation and died in 1993. The grapes are hand picked and whole cluster pressed, both fermentations happen in oak, and the wine spends 15 months in cellar, five of them in stainless steel and the rest in barrel with 15%