Domaine Leflaive

Domaine Leflaive is one of the most famous wineries of Burgundy . The estate is located in the municipality of Puligny-Montrachet on the Côte de Beaune . The domaine’s white wines are sought after worldwide. The winery has 5.1 hectares in the Grand Cru locations around Puligny alone .

A Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru Les Pucelles was presented to the Paris Wine Jury . The wine was ranked 8th in this humiliating event for France.

history

The name Leflaive can be traced back to the 16th century in Burgundy. The first evidence of viticulture is from 1717 and the owner at that time was Claude Leflaive. The winery developed well, but due to the inheritance common in Burgundy, the estate was largely destroyed over time.

Joseph Leflaive (1870-1953) finally inherited only 2 hectares. At first he hardly cared about viticulture and pursued a career in shipbuilding. In Saint-Étienne he became works manager and was also involved in the construction of France's first submarine. However, Leflaive carefully observed the wine market in Burgundy and from 1905 onwards bought vine plots that became vacant, which were sold at very low prices due to the phylloxera disaster and the subsequent fungal diseases ( powdery mildew , downy mildew ). In total, Joseph expanded his winery to 25 hectares.

In 1920 Joseph Leflaive started a wide-ranging program with noble vines grafted onto rootstock . In addition, he began self-marketing his wines, which he had previously sold to local retailers. After the death of Joseph Leflaive in 1953, Domaine Leflaive was managed by his sons Vincent Leflaive and Jo Leflaive. The brothers were responsible for the way to the top of the estates on the Côte de Beaune. In 1973 the winery was converted into a company to counteract fragmentation through inheritance. The family meanwhile owns the operating company.

In 1990 Vincent's daughter Anne-Claude Leflaive (1956–2015) and her cousin Olivier Leflaive took over the management of the estate. As Olivier also runs a wine trading company, Anne-Claude took over the day-to-day business of Domaine Leflaive following a decision by the family council. Since 1997 the products have been produced according to the rules of biodynamic agriculture .

The vineyards

Domaine Leflaive produces white wines from the following vineyards:

• Grand Cru vineyards:
  • Montrachet : 0.0821 hectares
  • Chevalier-Montrachet : 1.99 hectares
  • Bâtard-Montrachet : 1.91 hectares
  • Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet : just over 1.15 hectares
• Premier Cru vineyards:
  • In Puligny-Montrachet : Les Pucelles, Folatières, Les Combettes and Le Clavoillon
  • In Meursault : sous le Dos d'Âne
• Village wines:
  • In Puligny-Montrachet, a total of 7 districts ( called climat in Burgundy ) with a total area of ​​4.64 hectares
• Regional appellation ( marketed as Bourgogne blanc ), 2 parcels with 3.24 hectares of vineyards

literature

• Clive Coates : The wines of Burgundy . 1st edition. University of California Press, 2008, ISBN 978-0-520-25050-5 .
• Clive Coates : Cote d'Or. A celebration of thee great wines of Burgundy . 1st edition. University of California Press, 1997, ISBN 0-520-21251-7 .

Web links

• Official website of Domaine Leflaive

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Wine Anorak: The wines of Domaine Leflaive, Puligny-Montrachet, Burgundy
2. ↑ Domaine Leflaive: History , last accessed on January 4, 2010
3. ↑ Eric Asimov: Anne-Claude Leflaive, Vintner in Burgundy, Dies at 59. In: The New York Times of April 8, 2015 (English, accessed April 9, 2015).
4. ↑ Domaine Leflaive: Wines , last accessed on January 3, 2010