Procedente de una familia borgoñona de viticultores, Olivier Leflaive heredó unas veinte hectáreas de viñedos. Tras estudiar comercio en Reims, llevó una vida de artista antes de regresar a Borgoña en la década de los ochenta y asumir la gestión conjunta del domaine Leflaive junto a su prima Anne-Claude. Es entonces cuando decide crear su propia bodega para la crianza y la vinificación. Acude por tanto al enólogo Franck Grux, con quien elabora unos vinos de calidad, además de asequibles, a partir de uvas compradas a otras explotaciones.

This Chassagne-Montrachet comes from a premier cru emblematic of the appellation, owing its name to its location on a sharp, dogtooth rock. There, Olivier Leflaive owns a surface of 6,400 square metres at varying altitudes (25 to 300 metres). The Chardonnay vines come from a particular terroir where the shallow soil is rich in chalk, clay, and pebbles. It is also influenced by classic, southern vegetation like almond trees, white oak, and box trees. The grapes ripen quite early, developing an expression of great finesse. The domain practices sustainable growing, manual harvests, and a delicate vinification that involves the direct pressing of whole bunches and a 15-month maturation in oak casks.
In the glass this is a wine with a golden hue and a bouquet that exudes elegant notes of honeysuckle and honey. Subtly persistent, it will pair nicely with delicate dishes like noble fish and crustaceans.