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.

The village of Monthélie, nestled between Volnay and Meursault, is known for producing red wines of remarkable finesse and elegance. The Pinot Noir vines rise on well-exposed south-east-facing slopes between 230 and 370 metres in altitude. The soils are composed mainly of clay mixed with marly limestone. Manual harvests are followed by meticulous sorting of the fruit. Fermentation takes place in open vats with native yeasts, and the wine is then aged following traditional in oak casks for around 12 months
In the glass, the wine shows a bright, intense ruby hue. The nose reveals black cherry, raspberry and violet, lifted by spice and subtle oak. On the palate, a supple attack opens onto fine, well-integrated tannins and savoury notes of spice and flowers, leading into a fruit-driven, persistent finish.