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Champagne Valentin Leflaive

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Champagne Valentin Leflaive

Maison Valentin Leflaive needed to find a playground to express itself. It was in a breath of freedom that the family embarked in 2015 on its initiatory journey from Puligny-Montrachet in Burgundy, the historic headquarters of Maison Olivier Leflaive, to Oger in Champagne. In 2020, the House obtained its Négociant-Manipulant approval and set up in Oger. In an authentic vat room with a traditional aging cellar dug into the chalk, Valentin Leflaive takes up residence. The team starts from the origin of the taste of the Champagne plots. Jean Soubeyrand orchestrates this adventure with Elysé Brigandat, cellar master.

History

The Valentin Leflaive adventure has its origins in the history of the Leflaive family in Puligny-Montrachet, guided for several centuries by the love of chardonnay and pinot noir and by the search for precision in the expression of the terroirs of Burgundy. Taking risks has become a trademark for Olivier Leflaive. Since 2015, a new page has been written in Oger in the heart of the great terroirs of the Côte des Blancs, that of a champagne of places. Olivier chose the first name of his son, Valentin born in 2007, for this new fresh and slightly casual project.

Farming Practices

Agriculture

Valentin Leflaive Champagnes look to the origin of the place, from the most fragmentary to the most generic. It is a philosophy that begins when working in the vineyard where the search for the nuances of the terroirs guides the team’s every step. Then, it is in the human-scale winery with a multitude of small vats, that the identity of each terroir is revealed with tailor-made vinification for each plot.

Sustainability and Farming Commitments

  • Sustainable
  • Sustainable Practices

Chef du Cave

Elysé Brigandat

Born in 1995, in Troyes, his family is also from Champagne. His grandfather created a Domaine in the furthest south village of Champagne, in the Côte des Bar, Channes, Champagne Pierre Brigandat. That is why his story with the Champagne started in his early years by tasting a few drops of Champagne Brigandat poured by his father when he was 8 years-old. At 20 years, he joined the engineer school of Bordeaux Sciences Agro to get his engineer degree in viticulture and oenology and move to Institute Agro in Montpellier to get the French oenologist diploma. From 2017 to 2020, he carried out internships related to his training: Vintages at Louis Jadot (Burgundy) in 2017, at Yabby Lake (Mornington Peninsula, Australia) in February 2018, at the Comité Champagne (Champagne, Epernay) in August 2018, at Mouton-Rothschild (Bordeaux, Pauillac) in 2019. In 2020, he joined Champagne Drappier in Urville, Côte des Bar, as Chef de Caves. He crafted, with Michel and Hugo Drappier, beautiful Pinot Noir and Chardonnay to produce bottle of ‘Carte d’Or’ or ‘Brut Nature Blanc de Noir’ and other Cuvées. He learnt soft vinification with low intervention to reveal the origin of the wine and the art of the blending for a zero dosage. Three years later and his meeting with Jean Soubeyrand, he decided to join the young Champagne house Valentin Leflaive as Cellar Master. He was seduced and intrigued by the notion of “Lieux-Dits”, the direction taken by Valentin Leflaive. This is the reason why he joined this new project.

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