Overview

At the crossroad of fabulous terroirs from Burgundy, with an expertise in Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, Esprit Leflaive ventures beyond the Côte de Beaune and the Mâconnais, to Chablis and the Côte de Nuits, to explore the wider Burgundy. When Pierre Vincent started at Domaine Leflaive with the 2017 vintage, he quickly realized, while working with some of the best Chardonnay vineyards in the world, his months of September and October felt like they were missing something. After a discussion with Brice de La Morandière, they agreed to develop a small selection of wines beginning with the 2018 vintage. Esprit Leflaive was born. Using their contacts throughout Bourgogne, Pierre and Brice handpicked a few vineyards where they took over the management of vineyard activities all the way to bottling. This haute- couture selection is certified organic and produced in small quantities.

History

There are few places blessed with so much history and such geography. Since the Middle Ages, Burgundy has cultivated grapes like no other region. The know-how of the monks has passed through the centuries, evangelizing each village of a vineyard that has always remained on a human scale. Today, the total Burgundy vineyard covers less than 30,000 ha, barely 4% of French vineyards as a whole. Burgundy’s wines have acquired a simple and unique reputation: they are the best Chardonnays and Pinots Noirs in the world. Each appellation comes from a specific place, a parcel of vines often of modest size: these famous “Climats” form the basis of the Burgundy model. The diversity of Burgundy’s wines is also found in its 84 appellations, from the Grands Crus at the top of the pyramid through the Premiers Crus and the Villages to the regional AOCs

More than a classification or a nomenclature, these are names that amateurs dream about: Gevrey-Chambertin, Vougeot, Corton, Meursault, or even, in the heart of the Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet, where the Leflaive family has been established since 1717