In October 1984, Olivier Leflaive decided to create a new renown for the wines of Burgundy with the help of his brother Patrick and his Uncle Vincent. He has one ambitious objective in mind: to apply all the savoir-faire acquired from Domaine Leflaive to the vinification of various different red and white Burgundy appellations.

With the help of winemaker Jean-Marc Boillot, Olivier Leflaive produced wines of quality from the outlet. In 1988, Franck Drux took over as the winemaker and continues till today. Over the two decades, quality has continued to improve, and Olivier Leflaive has established a reputation as a small negociant of high quality.

Tightly packed blackberry fruits. Medium-full, fresh and lively with very elegant fruits and well-managed tannins.

A high-toned and airy nose featuring iodine and an interesting saline component merges into soft, round and forward light to barely medium weight flavors that are supple but not especially concentrated- dry and nicely intense finish.

The wines are rich and powerful with a long finish. This is a serious wine in style, in fact restrained to the point of austerity with subtle hints of rosemary, citrus, damp earth and dried herbs; in fact, the aromatic complexity offered here is really quite lovely.

It is a glorious wine of very distinct aromas : almond paste, ferns, exotic fruit, white flowers with discreet acidity on the palate and a smooth, impressively long finish.

Combining a variety of orchard fruit aromas, floral notes and spice hints that continue onto the textured but punchy and racy mineral-infused flavors, all wrapped in a mouth coating and bone dry finish. A wine with very intense depth as a village.

A deft hint of wood spice complements the white flower and green apple aromas that merge into round, sweet and supple flavors that are quite forward if not easy and there is better than average finishing complexity here. This should drink well on the early side.

Upper register white flower and spiced pear aromas are framed by moderate but not intrusive oak influence that continues onto the delicious, bright and beautifully detailed middle weight flavors that culminate in a rich, sweet and racy mineral-infused finish. This is a seriously pretty wine that competes well with the best of these premiers.

Generous fruit (peach and yellow cherry), a soft texture, and savory, saline, shellfish-like mineral notes. Mouth-coating richness and a satisfying cling characterize the finish.

A subtle touch of wood frames green apple, white fruit and spicy floral aromas that lead to very rich and well-muscled flavors. On the plus side, there is solid depth and ample concentration.

An expressive white flower and exotic fruit nose introduces big, rich and very powerful flavors that possess serious concentration and unusually good precision as well as more minerality than one typically associates with a classic Bâtard. I like the textured mouth feel and while this is a very big wine, there's nothing heavy or ponderous about it. Impressive.