Winery Olivier LeflaiveSaint-Romain
White wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Chardonnay.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or mild and soft cheese.
Taste structure of the Saint-Romain from the Winery Olivier Leflaive
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Saint-Romain of Winery Olivier Leflaive in the region of Burgundy is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Saint-Romain of Winery Olivier Leflaive in the region of Burgundy often reveals types of flavors of cream, citrus or smoke and sometimes also flavors of apples, peach or butter.
Food and wine pairings with Saint-Romain
Pairings that work perfectly with Saint-Romain
Original food and wine pairings with Saint-Romain
The Saint-Romain of Winery Olivier Leflaive matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, pasta or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of lamb with okra sauce, pasta with ham and tomato or cream and tuna quiche.
Details and technical informations about Winery Olivier Leflaive's Saint-Romain.
Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay
Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Saint-Romain from Winery Olivier Leflaive are 2020, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015.
Informations about the Winery Olivier Leflaive
The Winery Olivier Leflaive is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 118 wines for sale in the of Saint-Romain to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Saint-Romain
Perched appellation in the heights of the Côte de Beaune (>300 m): Chardonnay signature as king white — golden robe with green hints and signature mineral profile with notes of white flowers (acacia, hawthorn, lime), citrus and a flint touch, lively palate becoming unctuous with age. Pinot Noir as fresh elegant red (black cherry, redcurrant, raspberry, smoked spices, fine tannins). AOC (1947), ~110 ha, marl-limestone slopes, fresh semi-continental climate.
The wine region of Burgundy
Absolute reference for great terroir wines: opulent, mineral Chardonnay in whites (chiselled Chablis, buttery Meursault, majestic Montrachet), fine and silky Pinot Noir in reds (full-bodied Gevrey, structured Pommard, delicate Volnay). Exceptional age-worthy wines with complex notes - red fruits, undergrowth, butter, hazelnut. Some lively Aligoté and light Gamay (Mâconnais). 29,500 ha, 84 tiered AOCs (Régionale, Village, 1er Cru, Grand Cru), 1,247 UNESCO Climats.
The word of the wine: BSA
Brut sans année, is said of non-vintage champagnes. It is the technical name of the first price champagne made from wines of different years. They are most often called Tradition, Carte blanche, Réserve. To be drunk quickly, rather as an aperitif.
