Terroir:
Clay-limestone soils, different soil depths.
Several vineyard plots in the heart of the Verzé Valley, with south-east
and south-west exposures. Surface: 25ha15a (62 acres) planted from 1940 to 2023.
Biodynamic Chardonnay grapes.

Manual harvesting with grape sorting and optimisation of choice of
date through parcel-by-parcel ripeness monitoring.
Long, gentle pneumatic pressing, decanting over 24 hours, then
racking and running into fermentation vessels.
Alcoholic and malolactic fermentations in stainless steel vats, foudres,
concrete tanks and 600L barrels (variable combination).

Aging 10 months on lees in the fermentation vessels, followed by
approximately 6 months in stainless steel tanks on fine lees.

VINEYARDS
Mâcon-Villages; 5 parcels purchased by Domaine Leflaive
in 2003 in the Mâcon-Verzé Appellation.
“Escolles”: 0.90 ha
“Le Monté”: 0.90ha
“En Perret”: 1.70 ha
“Les Muses”: 2.80 ha
“Les Chênes”: 3.00 ha