Olivier Leflaive Criots Batard Montrachet 2001 Bottle (75cl)
Olivier Leflaive Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet 2001 is a white Burgundy wine from Chassagne-Montrachet and classified as Grand Cru. This cuvée comes from the Les Criots climat and is made exclusively from Chardonnay. Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet is a Grand Cru appellation of the Côte de Beaune, located entirely within the commune of Chassagne-Montrachet. Its production area, particularly restricted at 1.57 hectares in production, highlights the precise parcel identity of this great white Burgundy.
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
- Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet
- Millésime
- 2001
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.
Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet
A very small climat in the Côte de Beaune, exclusively located in Chassagne-Montrachet. It forms the production area for the AOC Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet, reserved for white wines made exclusively from Chardonnay. Its productive surface area was 1.57 ha in 2022.
- Vineyard commune
- Chassagne-Montrachet
- Origin of the vineyard name
- Origin not established with certainty. A local tradition mentions the patois pun "a crio l'Bâtard" ("he's crying, the bastard"), but this explanation is legendary.
- Exposure
- south
- Altitude
- 240–250 m
- Slope
- gentle slope with a slight incline
- Soil
- Thin layer of clayey colluvium rich in limestone pebbles
- Subsoil and geology
- Flagstone limestone from the Middle Jurassic, Callovian stage
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Vineyard holding status
- Negoce-elevage through wine purchase, documented notably for the 1998 vintage
Histoire de la parcelle
The Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet appellation was initially recognized by decree on June 13, 1939. The delimited parcel area was approved by the INAO on June 14 and 15, 1988. The BIVB identifies "Les Criots" as the sole climat of this appellation.
