Illustrious terroirs,
throughout generations
Producing great wines begins in the vineyard. Maintaining a vineyard means working throughout the seasons to ensure that the grapes are at their best at harvest time, but that’s not all. It also means being aware that the land is passed down from generation to generation, and that each of us has a duty to respect the past and make a commitment to the next generation. To achieve this, Maison Olivier Leflaive has its secrets…
A diversified vineyard
From its first four plots of Puligny-Montrachet Les Meix and their 1,700 vines, Maison Olivier Leflaive has built its estate and its reputation year after year, bunch by bunch.
It now owns 26 hectares representing 82 Climats, mainly in the Puligny-Montrachet, Meursault and Chassagne-Montrachet appellations.
Now present in some of the region’s most famous Premiers Crus and Grands Crus, the winegrowing heritage has been built up patiently, thanks to family inheritance and meticulous purchasing.
Viticulture that respects its terroir
Viticulture that respects its terroir
Keeping up with the seasons
Growing vines evolves over months, the team in charge of the vineyard must adapt, nature dictates its rules. Respectful of their terroirs, the teams seek to impact the vineyard as little as possible. Each gesture, each action is designed to be the most effective and the least damaging to nature. For all of these respectful practices that respect the terroir and its reasoned vineyard management, the Olivier Leflaive vineyard has been awarded High Environmental Value certification at level 3.
Doing better with less
It is essential to decide what work should be done at what time in order to have the least impact on the vineyard and its terroir.
Hence, the soil is worked very carefully, in particular by ploughing and mechanical weeding, while the vines are trimmed at appropriate heights and pruned in a way that respects the flow of sap.
In this way, yields can be kept under control with a view to obtaining high-quality grapes.
Here, everything is done on a case-by-case basis, with the aim of always doing better with less.
Taking a considered approach to viticulture, through constant questioning, avoids being locked into any one way of doing things.
That’s another aspect to the open-minded approach at Maison Olivier Leflaive.
Doing better with less
It is essential to decide what work should be done at what time in order to have the least impact on the vineyard and its terroir.
Hence, the soil is worked very carefully, in particular by ploughing and mechanical weeding, while the vines are trimmed at appropriate heights and pruned in a way that respects the flow of sap.
In this way, yields can be kept under control with a view to obtaining high-quality grapes.
Here, everything is done on a case-by-case basis, with the aim of always doing better with less.
Taking a considered approach to viticulture, through constant questioning, avoids being locked into any one way of doing things.
That’s another aspect to the open-minded approach at Maison Olivier Leflaive.
Elegance and quality above all
Elegance and quality above all
To help as many people as possible discover the various Burgundy appellations, and thus help to promote the region, the House has entered into partnerships with other winegrowers over the years. By working together, the spirit of the estate can be expressed across a wide variety of terroirs, mainly for white wines, while maintaining the elegance and quality that have always been the foundation.
Olivier Leflaive had this innovative, forward-thinking vision 40 years ago, when he set up a grape buying structure to offer his customers a more varied and diversified range. In this way, the House can offer almost all the appellations of the Côte de Beaune, Côte Chalonnaise and Chablis.