From Lyon to Paris: Total Immersion in Burgundy and Champagne 2023 by ombiasy WineTours took place from Sunday, July 02 - Thursday, July 13, 2023. The tour started in Lyon and ended in Paris
We spent more than half a day, including lunch, at Maison Olivier Leflaive in Puligny-Montrachet.
First, a member of the Maison Olivier Leflaive team took us on an extensive vineyard walk of the grands crus of Puligny-Montrachet.
Second, we had a wine-pairing lunch at Restaurant La Table d’Olivier Leflaive with 7 wines of Maison Olivier Leflaive.
Third, between the vineyard walk and the lunch, we spent about an our with Olivier Leflaive himself.
Fourth,
we were not able to visit the winery, as we did on the previous visits,
as Maison Olivier Leflaive is no longer doing winery visits since
covid.
This posting focuses on wine-pairing lunch at Restaurant La Table d’Olivier Leflaive with 7 wines of Maison Olivier Leflaive. I have already posted:
At Maison Olivier Leflaive in Puligny Montrachet: Vineyard Walk and a Talk with Olivier Leflaive - From Lyon to Paris: Total Immersion in Burgundy and Champagne 2023 by ombiasy WineTours
The Leflaive Family in Puligny Montrachet
Just after the First World War, Olivier’s grandfather, Joseph Leflaive,
was faced with the failure of his steel factory in Saint-Etienne. His
investments in Burgundy were all he had left and he decided to enlarge
his wine estate. Burgundy had not yet recovered from the effect of the
phylloxera epidemic, which meant that vineyards were for sale at a very
low price. Joseph Leflaive was able to buy 25 hectares for his domaine.
In 1920, Joseph Leflaive started a program of replantation with better
adapted root stock, and progressively started to sell wine under his own
label rather than to négociants. It became a family-run operation
covering some 35 hectares.
After the death of Joseph Leflaive in 1953, his son, Joseph Régis, the
father of Olivier and Patrick Leflaive, was in insurance and along with
his brother Vincent, decided to take over the rein of Domaine Leflaive.
The estate soon began producing top-flight wines.
In 1973, Domaine Leflaive was given a company structure to avoid
splitting it up with subsequent inheritance, with the family members
becoming the shareholders. Joseph Régis had 5 children and Vincent
Leflaive had 3 children. Joseph Régis and Vincent Leflaive continued to
manage the company.
Olivier Leflaive
Oliver Leflaive is one of the 5 children of Joseph Régis. Initially, he
pursued a career in TV and radio for 10 years. In 1982, he joined his
uncle Vincent Leflaive to co-manage Domaine Leflaive.
In 1984, Olivier Leflaive launched his own company Olivier Leflaive
Frères, which we visited, with the help of his uncle Vincent and his
brother Patrick. He quickly established his own reputation amongst
Burgundy’s finest.
In 1990, Anne-Claude Leflaive replaced her father Vincent Leflaive in the management of Domaine Leflaive.
In 1994, the share holderss of Domaine Leflaive, i.e. the family
Leflaive decided to give the management of Domaine Leflaive to
Anne-Claude Leflaive. Olivier Leflaive left Domaine Leflaive and
focused henceforth on his own company, Olivier Leflaive Frères, which
he had already launched 10 years
Maison Olivier Leflaive
Olivier Leflaive founded his own company Olivier Leflaive, which we
visited, with the help of his uncle Vincent and his brother Patrick. In
1984, His brother Patrick invested in the business and became co-owner.
His uncle Vincent also invested and acted in an advisory capacity,
introducing him to winegrowers, and eventually to Jean-Marc Boillot who
became his winemaker from 1984 to 1988.
Together, they brought this haute-couture business to life.
In 1988, Franck Grux took over as a winemaker and still holds this role
today. Franck Grux was a young and talented winemaker who had been
working at the Domaine Roulot in Meursault. He rapidly became Olivier’s
right-hand man. Over the two past decades, he was able to establish a
strong, long-term relationships with the best growers in the region.
Olivier Leflaive is known today as a négociant (a wine buyer and
seller) of high quality with a focus on the whites from the famous
villages of Puligny, Chassagne and Meursault. Olivier Leflaive is
continuously expanding and has acquired several vineyards that allow the
Domaine to develop and build up its range of Domaines Wines alongside
the négoce business.
In 1997, Olivier Leflaive Frères opened the Table d’Olivier Leflaive, where we had lunch.
In 2001, Olivier Leflaive Frères extended its expertise to the Chablis
AOC. In the same year, Olivier’s brother Patrick Leflaive, one of the
initial investors, joined the company as President.
As numbers of diners grow, in 2006, Olivier Leflaive decided to open La
Maison d’Olivier Leflaive, a 4 star hotel, to allow guests to stay
longer in Puligny Montrachet.
2010, after several long years, Olivier and Patrick received their family legacy in the form of some fabulous terroirs:
– Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru
– Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
– Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles
– Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Folatières
– Meursault 1er Cru Blagny Sous le Dos d’Âne
In the same year, Oliver Leflaive retired from Olivier Leflaive Frères.
Pictures: At Maison Olivier Leflaive in Puligny Montrachet, with Olivier Leflaive. See: Olivier Leflaive in Puligny Montrachet: Vineyard Walk and Cellar Tour, with Olivier and Patrick Leflaive - Bourgogne (and Champagne) Tour by ombiasy WineTours 2016, France
Lunch and Wine Tasting at La Table de Olivier with Olivier Leflaive (July 2023)
Following about an hour with Olivier Leflaive in a separate room, Olivier took us to the Restaurant La Table d’Olivier Leflaive where we enjoyed a wine-pairing lunch with 7 wines of Maison Olivier Leflaive.
Wine-pairing Lunch with 7 Wines of Maison Olivier Leflaive
Olivier Leflaive
First Course
Main Course
Wines
Bye-bye
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