Olivier Leflaive Batard Montrachet 1996
Olivier Leflaive Bâtard-Montrachet 1996 is a white Burgundy wine from the Bâtard-Montrachet climat, classified as Grand Cru, in the Puligny-Montrachet area. Crafted by Olivier Leflaive from 100% Chardonnay, it belongs to the Bâtard-Montrachet appellation, whose vineyards also extend into the commune of Chassagne-Montrachet, in the heart of the Côte de Beaune. This cuvée thus combines the identity of a great white Burgundy Grand Cru with the expression of a mature 1996 vintage.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- White
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Puligny Montrachet
- Producteur / Domaine
- Olivier Leflaive
- Parcelle / Cru
- Bâtard-Montrachet (Puligny Montrachet)
- Millésime
- 1996
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Chardonnay
Olivier Leflaive
Olivier Leflaive is a family-run Burgundian estate founded in 1984 in Puligny-Montrachet, in the heart of the Côte de Beaune. It cultivates 26 hectares of its own vineyards, spread across 82 climats, mainly in Puligny-Montrachet, Meursault and Chassagne-Montrachet, and complements its activities through partnerships with Burgundian winegrowers. Technical management and winemaking are overseen by Solène Panigai, with Philippe Grillet as the estate’s oenologist.
- Owner
- Famille Leflaive, via la SAS Olivier Leflaive Frères
- Maître de chais
- Solène Panigai
- Surface (ha)
- 26.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- environ 700 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
Olivier Leflaive belongs to a family with long-standing roots in Puligny-Montrachet. Olivier Leflaive, described by the estate as the eighteenth generation of the family, founded a business bearing his name in 1984, dedicated to the winemaking and ageing of wines in Puligny-Montrachet. The estate began with four ‘premières ouvrées’ in the Les Meix vineyard, in Puligny-Montrachet. Its own vineyard was subsequently built up through family inheritance and successive acquisitions. At the same time, it developed a grape-trading business in order to produce wines from appellations in other parts of Burgundy, notably the Côte de Beaune, the Côte Chalonnaise and the Chablis region. Patrick Leflaive joined the company, followed by Julie Leflaive and Jean Soubeyrand. Olivier Leflaive Frères is now chaired by Jean Soubeyrand, whilst Olivier Leflaive chairs its supervisory board. The estate currently owns 26 hectares of vineyards comprising 82 climats. Solène Panigai, technical director, oversees winemaking and ageing decisions alongside oenologist Philippe Grillet.
Bâtard-Montrachet (Puligny Montrachet)
Bâtard-Montrachet is both a Grand Cru appellation and a physically demarcated climat, shared between Puligny-Montrachet and Chassagne-Montrachet. It occupies the lower part of the slope, exposed mainly to the east and south-east, at around 240 to 250 metres of altitude. Its brown limestone soils are thicker and more clayey towards the foothill, with clay colluvium relatively poor in stones. The substrate consists mainly of platy limestones from the Middle Jurassic, attributed to the Callovian.
- Vineyard commune
- Puligny-Montrachet et Chassagne-Montrachet
- Exposure
- east to south-east, with a southern component
- Altitude
- 240–250 m
- Soil
- Relatively thick and clayey brown limestone soils; clay colluvium with few stones.
- Subsoil and geology
- Platy limestones from the Middle Jurassic, mainly Callovian.
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Vineyard holding status
- estate-owned, marketed as "Récolte du Domaine"
Histoire de la parcelle
The "Bâtard" climat was already distinguished from Montrachet in the 18th century, although its wines were long assimilated with those of Montrachet. A 1921 judgment consecrated the use of the name "Bâtard-Montrachet" and the local hierarchy of grand crus. The AOC was recognized by the decree of 31 July 1937; its plot area was initially demarcated in 1939, then approved by the INAO in 1988 for Chassagne-Montrachet and in 1989 for Puligny-Montrachet.
