Chablis Domaine Garnier & fils 2022

Chablis Grand Cru Les Preuses La Chablisienne 2015 75 Magnum

Since 1923, in Chablis in Burgundy, the meticulous work of the winegrowers associated under the banner of La Chablisienne has given birth to wines that time continues to magnify. Coming from a fantastic of “climates”, they reveal pure mineral mosaic emotions...

This Grand Cru, a very rare wine, comes from a Kimmeridgian clay-limestone terroir and old vines located on the right bank of the “Le Serein” river. The plots are located in the upper part of the climate, to the west. It has been carefully matured for over a year, on fine lies in vats and small barrels. This wine is long and racial, it offers a “deep” mineral emotion of which the fruits and flowers are only the accessories. A local jewel to be discovered over time.

After a scientific training in biology, his winegrowing history begins with the chance of encounters, according to the internships and the various jobs he has held. Frédéric LEPRINCE knew that one day he would have a business of his own, but first he had to learn, discover, observe and do.

For about twenty years, he discovered all the facets of the profession. Vineyard work in Beaujolais vintages, the art of Bordeaux blend, purchase of grapes and vinification from great terroirs in Burgundy ... all these moments will be decisive in that each will bring their stone to their House, step by step.

Still marked by their spirit and their know-how, here are some decisive meetings of its first life.

Mâcon Villages white La Fougueuse alexis de benoist 2022 75cl

Grape: Chardonnay

Originally from Champagne, Alexis de Benoist settled in 2010 as an artisan winemaker in the family property to reinstate the culture of the vine, interrupted for a century, and reconnect with its history. Since then, the family has regained its title of winemaker.

Today, he cultivates 9,5 hectares of vines spread over two wine regions: Mâconnais and Beaujolais.

The intention is to harmonize the grape variety and its terroir to obtain wines with character. Anxious to preserve the environment and the quality of his wines, Alexis de Benoist has chosen to focus his efforts on the vine, favoring agriculture and a traditional cultural mode linked to observation.

In this 30 to 80 year old vineyard, the harvest is done by hand. The raisins are thus called healthy, when ripe and remain intact on arrival in the vats for vinification in whole bunches.

The choice of traditional vinification and aging aims to preserve the freshness of the fruit, while retaining structure, in order to produce an expressive, balanced and delicate wine for laying down.

Yield / 50 hl/ha
Harvest / Sorting the harvest in the vineyard with the pickers
Vinification / Direct pressing at low pressure for better extraction, followed by a clarification phase of 12 to 24 hours.
Fermentation takes place in barrels
Aging 6 months in the cellar

Chablis Grand Cru Vaudesir Joseph Drouhin 2020 75CL

With 80 hectares, Domaine Joseph Drouhin is one of the largest in the region. It is distributed throughout Burgundy: Chablis (38 hectares), Côte de Nuits and Côte de Beaune, (38.5 hectares), Côte Chalonnaise (3.5 hectares), and comprises a majority of Grands Crus and Premiers Crus, planted of the two Burgundy grape varieties: Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.

Meursault les Clous 2021 Pascal Prunier-Bonheur 75cl

The estate was born from the association of Pascal Brunier and his wife Christine Bonheur.
Pascal Prunier created the estate in 1983 in the town of Auxey-Duresses, it is now based in Meursault. This estate  operates eight hectares of vines on the Côte de Beaune.These wines vinified and matured for the most part in barrels, the essence of his work is to favor the vine in order to offer us great chardonnay and pinot noir.  

Pascal Prunier-Bonheur leads his vineyard in reasoned control this domain offers us 17 appellations on plots all located in Beaune Coast. This Beaune 1er Cru offers us a mineral and elegant Chardonnay with well-mastered wood aging.   

MEURSAULT 1ER CRU GOLD DROP DOMAIN HENRI DARNAT 2018

It is in 2000 that Mr. DARNAT took back with his wife the domain exploited by his family since the middle of the 19eme century.

And it is together that they are at the service of their land and their wines. As worthy successors of their ancestors, the vines are worked by hand, without chemical fertilizers or weedkillers.

Nothing like a good plowing that keeps the soil alive and healthy, and that's why the word terroir makes sense.

Each plot, according to its terroir, its climate, its exposure, gives the wines subtle and different aromas. And it is this diversity, preserved by dynamic soils, so typical of Burgundy, that makes Chardonnay and Pinot so tasty.

The vinification philosophy is that of common sense and patience. Common sense and patience is the courage to wait ...

Wait until the grapes are ripe before harvesting them, even if the weather is scary…?
Wait, let the wine be done, at its own pace, in its cask, do not rush it, let it live and grow to be at its peak on our tables ...
To wait is the experience ...
To wait, it is frequent and thorough tastings of casks ...
To wait is the joy of finally being able to taste them ...

A very nice wine to discover for your aperitifs with friends.

PULIGNY MONTRACHET 1ER CRU CHAMP CANET ETIENNE SAUZET 2020

Winegrower in Puligny Montrachet