Auxey-Duresses AC 2015
Olivier Leflaive
Terroir: Auxey-Duresses is a cuvée vinified from the nearest named places of Meursault (Macabrée, Hautés, Boutonniers, Vireux, Closeaux, La Canée). Soil consists of calcareous clay and limestone.
Vinification: Harvesting is done 100% by hand. Once grapes arrive in the cellar, they are immediately and carefully pressed with a pneumatic press. The wine spends 12 months aging, 3 of which are spent in stainless steel. Once finished, the wine is transferred to 100% oak barrels (15% new oak).
Additional Information
Aromas of fresh almond, apple, biscuit notes and mineral flavors. Structure is solid and persistent.
Technical Details
- Appellation: Meursault
- Winemaker: Franck Grux
- Sustainability: Sustainable Practices
- Soil: calcareous clay, limestone
- Vineyard Acreage: 137ha
- Alcohol: 13%
- Sizes Available: 750ml
- Pack Size: 12/750ml
- Varietals: 100% Chardonnay
Recent Press
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Score: 90 Points
Wine Enthusiast Author: Roger Voss
Date: Sunday, June 10, 2018"This appellation is sometimes overlooked, but for white wines it is star. This is a ripe, full wine, toasty from wood aging and with rich apricot fruit cut by lemon acidity. It is balanced, full of fruitiness and will be ready to drink from 2019." -
Score: 89 Points
Wine Spectator Online Author: Bruce Sanderson
Date: Wednesday, November 1, 2017"A sleek, lime-tinged white, with grace notes of spice and mineral. Stays lively and lingers on the finish. Well-balanced, in a linear style. Drink now through 2020." -
Score: 87 Points
Burghound Author: Allen Meadows
Date: Monday, June 12, 2017"This is very firmly reduced at present and aromatically unreadable. On the plus side there is both excellent volume and plenty of sappy dry extract to the medium-bodied flavors that exude subtle notes of minerality and warmth on the dry if not especially complex finish."
