Batard-Montrachet, 1987, Domaine Leflaive

If I have ever tasted evidence of Leflaive not performing as well as they can in the later eighties, it was with this wine. Tasted from magnum at the dinner after this memorable tasting. Colour appearance very good, clarity and intensity. Nose however slightly waxy and lacking the exactly defined complexity normally present in a good Leflaive. Tasted similar, lacking sufficient acidity and - although it was my first experience with a Leflaive this developed - frankly tasting like it should be drunk up. Length was reasonable to good, but my main criticism would be with the rather flabby appearnce this wine made in general. No tautness, the wine 'floated', much unlike any top Leflaive of any vintage I have tasted so far.

Tasted June 1996 at a Leflaive/Lafon tasting at Amstel Hotel.