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Technical Information

Wine Blend Vine Age Soil Type Vineyard Area*
Chablis 1er Cru Butteaux
Chardonnay 35 years Kimmeridgian limestone .72 ha
Chablis 1er Cru
Mont de Milieu
Chardonnay 14 years Kimmeridgian Limestone .32 ha
Chablis
Les Truffières
Chardonnay 20 years Kimmeridgian Limestone 1.26 ha
Chablis 1er Cru
Vaillons
Chardonnay 30 years Kimmeridgian Limestone 9.6 ha
* "ha" = hectares; one hectare equals roughly two and a half acres

VITICULTURE / VINIFICATION

Chablis 1er Cru Mont de Milieu
• Fermented with indigenous yeasts in 600L demi-muid barrel
• Aged for 14 months in 600L demi-muid barrel

Chablis Les Truffières

• 100% of wine is vinified in stainless steel and aged for another 10 months in stainless steel

• After being raised in stainless steel for 10 months, wine spends 3 months in demi-muid barrels (600-L)

• The wine is neither fined nor filtered

• The Truffières vineyard is located in the commune of Villy, north of the town of Chablis

Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons
• Fermented with indigenous yeasts in stainless tank
• After racking, wine goes through malolactic fermentation in 1/3 stainless tank, 1/3 neutral barrel (228 L), and 1/3 used demi-muid barrel (600 L)

Chablis 1er Cru Butteaux
•Fermented in stainless tank
• After being raised in stainless steel for 12 months, the wine spends 3 months in 228L barrels before bottling

General Information

Country
France
Region
Burgundy
Appellation(s)
Chablis
Producer
Gilles & Romain Collet
Founded
1932
Annual Production
750 cases
Farming
Organic (practicing)
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