Country: France Region: Burgundy Varietal: Chardonnay Vintage: 2016 Colour: White  Style: Dry Producer: Oliver Leflaive Description:The philosophy of Olivier Leflaive is to produce simply great wines. There are no secrets to this – everything starts in the vines with good grapes. Olivier, Franck and their team are lucky to have strong relationships with some of the best winegrowers on the Côte, people who grow their vines with care and attention.A whole of four plots scattered on the terroir located below the Grands Crus of Batard and Bienvenues Batard. This terroir is considered as the richest and the most powerful of its category. Blend of several plots with a brown soil on a limestone flagstone.At their arrival in our cellar, the grapes are immediately and carefully pressed with a pneumatic press, 100 % crushed grapes. 16 months (whose 4 months in stainless steel tank) then into 100 % of the wine goes into oak barrels ( of which 20% is new oak)"Peach, apple and spice flavors ply the rich texture, while lively acidity keeps this white balanced, pushing it to a lingering conclusion. Juicy. Drink now through 2023.90 points."(Bruce Sanderson, Wine Spectator, September 2018)