Olivier Leflaive Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Champ Gain 2023 75cl.

Grapes: 100% Chardonnay

View:

Pale golden yellow with a dazzling clarity and deep greenish and steely reflections that demonstrate the vitality, freshness and excellent aging potential of the 2023 vintage. Totally crystalline, shiny and resplendent appearance in the glass, a reflection of rigorous production and extremely clean pressing. Dense, fluid and glyceric tears. When you gently shake the glass, it descends slowly and uniformly, heralding the volume, aristocratic structure and concentration typical of a high-slope Premier Cru.

Nose:

Great spaciousness, ethereal and with overwhelming aromatic purity. It unfolds with complete directness from the first moment, without heaviness, showing the alpine elegance characteristic of Champ Gain. Absolute dominance of delicate white wild flowers (acacia, orange blossom and jasmine). Notes of stone fruit and crunchy pip intertwine, highlighting Williams pear, pippin apple and a sparkling nuance of white grapefruit peel and fresh lime. With restrained use of new oak (around 25%), the wood acts as a subtle couture frame. Providing fine nuances of toasted hazelnut, fresh butter, a subtle touch of warm brioche and a very slight echo of sweet spices. The great protagonist of the nose is its deep calcareous substrate. Notes of wet chalk, flint stone (silex), flint and a subtle salt breeze that provides a very marked vertical and austere dimension emerge clearly.

Mouth:

Wide, direct, vibrant and very punchy entry that envelops the palate with a luminous and stimulating energy. It develops an unctuous, silky and full-bodied texture, where the generosity of the 2023 vintage is perfectly balanced with a backbone of very lively citric acidity. A perfect harmony is perceived between the ripeness of the fruit and the vertical freshness of the payment. It displays impeccable linear architecture; It is not a heavy wine, but a Premier Cru of great tension, nerve and an outstanding tactile elegance that fills the mouth without saturating it. Extraordinarily long, deep and persistent finish, which lasts for several minutes, leaving a sensation of total cleanliness and harmony on the palate. Upon expiration, memories of candied citrus zest, toasted nuts and a long, austere and markedly saline echo of chalk and limestone reappear with intensity that immediately invites a new sip.

The star pairings for the Olivier Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru "Champ Gain" 2023 are designed to live up to its structure aristocratic, its silky texture and its vibrant high-slope mineral tension.

• Grilled lobster or blue lobster with a light butter of fine herbs and a touch of citrus.

• Baked wild turbot with fine citrus emulsion and low acidity extra virgin olive oil.

• Roasted pularda or capon breast with light white truffle (or morel) sauce and reduced poultry juices.

• Real crayfish or red prawns from Palamós in the wild

• Hake cocochas in soft pil-pil with a subtle nuance of seaweed

• Grilled Saint Peter with sea urchin emulsion and extra virgin olive oil

• Black monkfish stewed in short stock with saffron blades

• Pan-seared wild scallops with fresh ginger and yuzu emulsion

• Noble white fish sashimi (bream or sole) with a touch of artisanal ponzu

• Beaufort d'été of more than 24 months of curing

• Brillat-Savarin with thin slices of black truffle: