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Technical Information

Wine Blend Vine Age Soil Type Vineyard Area*
Petit Chablis
Chardonnay 30 years average Clay, Limestone 4 ha
Chablis
Chardonnay 25 years Kimmeridgian Limestone 12 ha
Chablis "Vieilles Vignes"
Chardonnay 35 years Kimmeridgian Limestone 3 ha
Chablis “Hommage”
Chardonnay Planted in 1980 Kimmeridgian Limestone 2 ha
Chablis 1er Cru
Fourchaume
Chardonnay 30 years Kimmeridgian Limestone .75 ha
Chablis 1er Cru
Vaillons
Chardonnay 25 years Kimmeridgian Limestone N/A
Bourgogne Epineuil Rouge
Pinot Noir 25 years Kimmeridgian Limestone .80 ha
* "ha" = hectares; one hectare equals roughly two and a half acres

VITICULTURE / VINIFICATION

Petit Chablis:

• Alcoholic fermentation and malolactic fermentation occur in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks

• Wine is aged on fine lees


Chablis:

• Alcoholic fermentation and malolactic fermentation occur in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks

• Wine is aged on fine lees


Chablis “Vieilles Vignes”:

• Alcoholic and malolactic fermentation occur in 20% neutral oak barrels and 80% in stainless steel

• Wine is aged on fine lees


Chablis “Hommage”:

• Alcoholic fermentation and malolactic fermentation occur in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks

• Aged six months in stainless steel

• Cuvée is a tribute to Raymond Bachelier, father of Francine. The vines are on a hillside of Villy, giving another style of Chablis giving a more saline, more iodized minerality reminiscent of the components of Chablis geology and the little oyster shells Exogyra Virgula.

Chablis 1er Cru Fourchaume:

• Alcoholic fermentation and malolactic fermentation occur in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks

• Wine is aged on fine lees

Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons:

• Alcoholic fermentation and malolactic fermentation occur in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks

• Wine is aged on fine lees

Bourgogne Epineuil Rouge:

• Grapes are entirely de-stemmed

• Wine is fermented in stainless steel tanks

General Information

Country
France
Region
Burgundy
Appellation(s)
Chablis, Bourgogne Epineuil
Producer
Olivier Savary
Founded
1984
Annual Production
16,500
Farming
Traditional
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