VILLAGE: Chablis
APPELLATION: Chablis 1er Cru
VINEYARD BLOCK: "Les Vaillons" / "Les Épinottes"
GRAPE VARIETY: 100% Chardonnay
VINEYARD: South west facing, situated on the left bank of the Serein River in the Valvan Valley. The clayey chalk marl soils are packed with minerals and the presence of fossilised oyster shells and other marine creatures gives finesse and minerality to this wine.
TERROIR: Limestone marls and Kimmeridgian soils (composed of millions of tiny marine fossils) are deep with the top layer of earth a reddish brown colour.
SIZE OF THE BLOCK: 1,21 ha
YEAR VINES WERE PLANTED: 1974
VITICULTURE: Biodynamic
HARVEST: By hand.
STYLE: Delicate expressive nose with lovely freshness on the palate, underlined by some hints of minerality.
Details
Village
Chablis
Vineyard Block
"Les Vaillons" / "Les Épinottes"
Vineyard
South west facing, situated on the left bank of the Serein River in the Valvan Valley. The clayey chalk marl soils are packed with minerals and the presence of fossilised oyster shells and other marine creatures gives finesse and minerality to this wine.
Size of the Block
1.21 ha
Grape Variety
100% Chardonnay
Terroir
Limestone marls and Kimmeridgian soils (composed of millions of tiny marine fossils) are deep with the top layer of earth - a reddish brown colour.
Years Vines Were Planted
1974
Viticulture
Biodynamic
Tasting Notes
Delicate expressive nose with lovely freshness on the palate, underlined by some hints of minerality.