OLIVIER LEFLAIVE Puligny-Montrachet 2023 CARTON x 6 Bottles - PRE-RELEASE
White Still Wine | France | Burgundy | Puligny-Montrachet | 75cl
£410.00
Size: 75cl
Closure Type: Cork
Country: France
Region: Burgundy
Sub-Region: Puligny-Montrachet
Wine Style: Medium Bodied
Grape: Chardonnay
Description
Olivier Leflaive studied at business school before heading to Paris, where he lived a rather bohemian life in the 1970s. He returned to Burgundy in ’81 to manage Domaine Leflaive with his uncle Vincent and, later, his cousin Anne-Claude.
He set up his own négociant business in ’84, leaving the family domaine a decade later; he gave 15 years’ notice that he would take back his share of the vines.
Winemaker Franck Grux now makes 85-90 different cuvées, vinifying the equivalent of 120 hectares – 17 of which are estate-owned. The focus is on elegance and finesse over power.
*****
Olivier Leflaive’s 40th Anniversary vintage
“An Olympic vintage, where each vineyard was a different, high maintenance athlete clamouring for attention, playing with its own rules and requirements. And we had to get them all over the finish line!" - THE 2023 VINTAGE - SOLÈNE PANIGAI, TECHNICAL DIRECTOR.
A blend from all the plots of Puligny except Charmes and Trézin. A pretty bouquet with some fresh citrus blossom on the nose, pure white fruit on the palate, which is on the broader side but with enough concentration to kick on nicely to a tasty finish. Very correct, round and accessible. Jasper Morris. Tasted Oct 2024. Drink from 2027-2030.