Olivier Leflaive
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Olivier Leflaive 2009 Bâtard-Montrachet Chardonnay (Bâtard-Montrachet)
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- $350
Mineral, steel and toast set this impressive, well-structured wine on to the road for aging. Behind this initially severe, very young exterior is the richest yellow and white fruit, exuding power, concentration and density. Give it 6–8 years and many more.
— R.V.
(12/31/2011)
Olivier Leflaive 2006 Chardonnay (Bâtard-Montrachet)
- Cellar Selection
- $310
This is a bright star in Olivier Leflaive’s firmament, a wondrous big, rich wine that is just so finely poised. The structure is dense, rich, fat and full-bodied, a hymn to ripe fruit. Flavors are fruit-driven at this stage, but this is a wine that will develop over many years, if you can resist the urge to indulge its luxuriant tastes now.
— R.V.
(5/1/2009)
Olivier Leflaive 2009 Corton-Charlemagne Chardonnay (Corton-Charlemagne)
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- $182
As always, Corton-Charlemagne offers an opulent Chardonnay. In this vintage, the wine has intense tropical fruits, very ripe although never losing sight of its acidity. There is terrific concentration here, giving a wine that is very rich.
— R.V.
(12/31/2011)
Olivier Leflaive 2010 Chardonnay (Chevalier-Montrachet)
- Cellar Selection
- $500
This wine is just starting out, which explains the toast factor that currently dominates the nose and palate. As it opens, the opulent, ripe fruit from this great vineyard shows through in the form of powerful, and intense pineapple and apricot flavors that mingle in the tight texture. It will age for many years—start with at least six.
— R.V.
(4/1/2013)
Olivier Leflaive 2010 Chardonnay (Corton-Charlemagne)
- Cellar Selection
- $170
Corton-Charlemagne expresses the power of Chardonnay, rather than the subtlety. Given that, Olivier Leflaive’s version is finely nuanced, and its weight comes as much from the rich white- and yellow-fruit flavors as the tight structure. Like most grand crus, this needs to age, so give it 5–6 years.
— R.V.
(4/1/2013)
Olivier Leflaive 2010 Chardonnay (Bâtard-Montrachet)
- $375
With his family based in Puligny-Montrachet, Olivier Leflaive knows a thing or two about the grand crus of his village. This Bâtard-Montrachet is intensely textured, concentrated and ripe, and it exudes equal amounts of acids. Powerful yet elegant, the toast note is a subtle expression in this rich wine. This for long-term aging.
— R.V.
(4/1/2013)
Olivier Leflaive 1998 White (Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet)
- Cellar Selection
- $150
Refinement and balance are this wine’s hallmarks, with white-peach and tropical-fruit aromas and flavors beautifully enmeshed by honeyed hazelnuts and toast. Despite its obvious richness, this wine is rather unevolved. The expansive, nuanced finish shows superb length and definition. This still needs three or four years for the component parts to fully integrate.
— W.E.
(12/31/2001)
Olivier Leflaive 2006 Chardonnay (Corton-Charlemagne)
- $150
This is a rare venture by Olivier Leflaive outside his home territory around Puligny, Chassagne and Meursault. The wine is classic Corton-Charlemagne, big and bold, a broad-shouldered wine that brings together toastiness, ripe pineapple and mango and balancing, lively acidity. It is already giving great pleasure, but should last well over the next decade.
— R.V.
(5/1/2009)
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