Chablis - Producers Flashcards
Raveneau: House Style
All hand-harvested, at all levels.
Indigenous yeasts.
Fermented in cuve, aged in old oak, up to 18months, mix of pièces and feuillettes
Dauvissat: House Style
Follows the biodynamic calendar, not certified. Hand-harvested, whole cluster pressed. Fermentation in tank, aged in 6-8 year old oak. NO BATONNAGE.
Dauvissat: Wines Produced
Les Clos, Les Preuses
La Forest, Séchet, Vaillons
What is Dauvissat-Camus?
A label for wines vinified by Vincent Dauvissat but owned by other family members. Vinification is identical to the R&V Dauvissat wines.
From whence does Dauvissat source his Village and Petit Chablis?
Chablis faces La Forest. Petit Chablis is a single plot on top of Les Clos.
Where did Piuze start his winemaking career?
Olivier Leflaive’s Chablis négociant
When did Piuze found his eponymous winery?
2008
Piuze: Wines produced
Terroir de Chablis, Terroir de Fyé, Terroir de Courgis
Butteaux, Forêts, Montée de Tonnerre, Vaillons “Minots”, Vaulorent
Blanchots, Bougros, Bougros “Côte de Bouqueyraux”, Les Clos, Les Preuses, Valmur
Piuze: Sparkling Wines
Crémant de Bourgogne “French Bubble” Champagne Non-Dosé (single vineyard Champs Persin, Aube; neutral barrel, all 2011, labeled NV)
William Fèvre: House Style
Fermentation and elevage in wood (2% new, much less than previous). Hand harvested. No batonnage. “Classy setup, class wines.” - Coates
William Fèvre: Wines Produced
Bougros, Bougros “Clos des Bouguerots,” Les Clos, Grenouilles, Les Preuses, Valmur, Vaudésir
Beauroy, Les Lys, Montmains, Montée de Tonnerre, Vaillons, Vaulorent
48 hectares under vine - one of the largest in Chablis
Who owns William Fèvre?
Henriot Champagne
Who owns Billaud-Simon?
Faiveley (2014)
Raveneau: Wines Produced
Les Clos, Blanchot, Valmur
Vaillons, Butteaux, Montée de Tonnerre, Forêt, Mont-Mains
Billaud-Simon: House Style
Mostly stainless steel; Mont de Milieu VV, Blanchots VV, Tête d’Or VV aged in oak (100% for Blanchots, 40% for the others). Elegant. Underrated.
