Olivier Leflaive

Olivier Leflaive is a negociant house in Burgundy's Côte d'Or. The house produces a wide range of wines predominantly from the Chardonnay grape variety, from both village- and region-level appellations, and from some of Burgundy's most famous vineyards, including Le Montrachet.

In 1990, Olivier Leflaive was given the reins of the Domaine Leflaive estate, alongside his cousin Anne Claude Leflaive. He left in 1994 to set up his own negociant business. Today, Olivier Leflaive has 17 hectares (42 acres) of estate vines, as well as approximately 100ha (247 acres) of growers' vines. These are spread across the Côte de Beaune, Côte Châlonnaise, and Chablis, although the most important holdings are in Meursault and Chassagne-Montrachet. Olivier Leflaive makes wines from several Grand Cru vineyards, including Corton-Charlemagne and Bâtard-Montrachet, and several notable premier cru vineyards, such as Meursault Charmes and Puligny-Montrachet Les Pucelles. 

After harvest, the grapes are softly pressed and allowed to settle before fermentation, which takes place in both vats and oak barrel. The wines go through malolactic fermentation, are lees-stirred and then are put in oak barrels for aging. The proportion of new oak is dependent on the wine.

Along with its top wines made from Chardonnay, Olivier Leflaive makes a few village-level red wines from Pinot Noir, and a white wine from Aligoté.