Olivier Leflaive Bourgogne Rouge Cuvée Margot 2020

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Introduction

Olivier Leflaive is one of the most familiar names in white Burgundy — based in Puligny-Montrachet and historically associated with the Leflaive family's white-grape legacy. The Bourgogne Rouge Cuvée Margot is the négoce-side's tribute to Olivier's daughter Margot (a playful wink at Château 'Margaux' on the other side of France). The wine is a deliberate blend of more than twenty plots across the Côte de Beaune, from Puligny-Montrachet to Pernand-Vergelesses, plus old-vine fruit from the Hautes Côtes — built for breadth, openness and reliable pleasure rather than single-site austerity.

Viticulture & Winemaking

• Sources: 20+ plots across Côte de Beaune (Puligny-Montrachet to Pernand-Vergelesses) + old vines in Hautes Côtes
• Soil: Clay-loam
• Altitude: 230–250 m
• Vine age: Average 30 years
• Harvest: 100% manual; careful sorting on arrival
• Fermentation: 20% whole-bunch, 80% destemmed; 15–20 days alcoholic fermentation in open vats
• Aging: 16 months total (5 months mass blending), 100% barrel-aged with ~18% new oak
• Filtration: Light filtration (Kieselgur)
• Alcohol: 13.35% ABV

Tasting Note

A flattering nose driven by small red fruits — strawberry and raspberry foremost. The palate is fresh and elegant, with crunchy fruit carried by fine tannins.

Small-Batch Detail

• Appellation: Bourgogne (Côte de Beaune-sourced)
• Cuvée: 'Cuvée Margot' — named for Olivier's daughter
• Variety: 100% Pinot Noir
• Vintage: 2020
• Vine age: ~30 years average
• Whole bunch: 20%
• Oak: 100% barrel, 16 months, ~18% new
• Alcohol: 13.35%
• Format: 750mL
• Closure: Cork

Fine Pinot Note

A friendly, fruit-forward Bourgogne Rouge from one of Côte de Beaune's most-respected négociant addresses — built for easy drinking. Serve at 16–18°C with meat pies, spicy dishes, or roast poultry. Producer's drinking window: 2021–2026, so drinking beautifully right now.

Burgundy, France

Burgundy is the spiritual home of Pinot Noir, where the variety has been cultivated for over a millennium. Centred on the Côte d'Or — the narrow east-facing escarpment running from Dijon south to Maranges — viticulture is divided into the Côte de Nuits (sources of the most structured, age-worthy reds such as Gevrey-Chambertin, Vosne-Romanée and Nuits-Saint-Georges) and the Côte de Beaune (home to Pommard, Volnay, Chassagne-Montrachet and Beaune). Further south the Côte Chalonnaise — home to Mercurey — offers Pinot Noir of comparable craft at a fraction of Côte d'Or pricing. Soil composition shifts metre by metre — limestone, marl and clay — creating the famous mosaic of climats that define each appellation. Burgundian Pinot Noir remains the worldwide reference for the variety: perfumed, savoury, structured and capable of decades of evolution.

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