OLIVIER LEFLAIVE Santenay Rouge 2023 Bottle

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.

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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.