Olivier LEFLAIVE Saint Romain

Olivier Leflaive Saint Romain White wine 2022

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2022 was a record year in terms of sunshine in Burgundy, so this Saint Romain by Olivier Leflaive benefited from the best conditions to reach maturity and offers a sunny, fruity image of Chardonnay. A treat for the taste buds!

The sommelier info

Despite its lovely yellow fruit notes, the aromatic framework of this cuvée Saint Romain remains fresh and elegant. There are hints of lemon and white flowers, as well as the minerality of the appellation's limestone terroir. This white Burgundy wine offers excellent drinkability in its youth or after several years of cellaring.

Alcoholic and malolactic fermentation were carried out in oak barrels, followed by 12 months' ageing in 100% oak (including 12% new barrels).

This wine is served with

This Saint Romain by Olivier Leflaive is ideal with pâté en croute, smoked trout or frog legs. Serve chilled, between 10 and 12°C.

Olivier Leflaive Saint Romain White wine 2022 in details

75 cl
AOP Saint Romain
3 - 5 ans
12,5 °
100% Chardonnay
Belle Vivacité
Floral
Fruité
Minéralité

The domain

Olivier Leflaive possesses 120 ha of vines with a great majority of white wines stemming from three prestigious villages of the Côtes de Beaune: Puligny-Montrachet, Chassagne Montrachet and Meursault but also of Chablis and the Côte Chalonnaise. Olivier and Patrick Leflaive had the opportunity to take back the family Leflaive’s lands. Vineyards were cultivated according to the biodynamic criteria for approximately 20 years. Olivier Leflaive’s wines are Great wines of Burgundy among which some slept off such as Premier Cru Chassagne Montrachet Abbaye de Morgeot or Premier Cru Puligny Montrachet Les Garennes.
Olivier’s grandfather, Joseph Leflaive, is the initiator of the expansion of the company Leflaive, a family farm of 35 hectares. In 1953, his son Joseph Régis and his brother Vincent took over the exploitation. Later, Olivier Leflaive, in turn, directed him, so that in 1985, the Olivier Leflaive Frères house with his brother. Meanwhile, his cousin Anne-Claude Leflaive was in charge of the company Leflaive. On April 1, 2010, Olivier decided to retire despite his deep attachment to the family domaine.

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