Domaine Leflaive traces its history back to 1717, but it is said that Joseph Leflaive (1870-1953) is the true founder of this illustrious estate. Moreover, recent history owes a tremendous debt to his granddaughter, Anne-Claude Leflaive, who served as manager from 1990 until her untimely death in 2015. Brice de La Morandière (Anne-Claude’s nephew and great-grandson of Joseph) has been the domaine’s managing director ever since. Domaine Leflaive is a standard bearer for biodynamics, implemented under Anne-Claude’s direction.
Based in Puligny-Montrachet, the domaine is one of the absolute benchmarks of fine white Burgundy. Since Brice’s arrival in the 2015 vintage, it has moved up to another level. Technical Diam corks have been used since 2014, the cellars have been renovated, and the handling of grapes and wines rethought. 2022 was the first vintage made in the domaine’s pristine new cuverie, which has further enhanced their ability to fine-tune every aspect of the process. New winemaker and Technical Director, Amandine Brillanceau, joined in January 2024 and is already showing promise of pushing the domaine further on its upward trajectory.