Puligny Montrachet 1Er Cru Clavoillon Domaine Leflaive 2017

The Leflaive family has owned vineyards for more than four centuries, but the domaine was created only in the early 1900s by Joseph Leflaive and produces 5 Grand cru 5 Premier cru and 1 Village to date. Generally the harvests are carried out between September 15th and October 5th. The grapes are harvested manually by about 80 harvesters who usually return year after year. The grapes placed in special baskets are immediately started in the cellar where a further manual sorting is carried out on the bunches in order to preserve only those of higher quality. The must, obtained from the soft pressing of the grapes, is transferred to stainless steel tanks where it is stationed for 12 hours at 7° centrigrade and then passed in wooden barrels of 228 liters where natural yeasts begin alcoholic fermentation and subsequent malolactic fermentation. In this context it should be emphasized that the company uses 35% new wood on the boulder. After about 12 months of maturation on their yeasts the wines are entamed in stainless steel containers where they rest for six months before bottling.