“We’re using the third generation of machine harvester,” says Louis, “it’s very gentle and works well when we need to be quick.” The premier and grand crus are hand-harvested, and whole bunches go directly into the press. Petit Chablis and Chablis are machine-harvested. Massal selection is the preferred method of replanting. Vineyards are farmed lutte raisonée with some of the premier cru and grand cru vineyards in conversion to organic. The Clos des Hospices dans Les Clos, located towards the bottom of Les Clos, is bottled separately from Les Clos in only the best vintages. The grand crus include Blanchot, Vaudésir, Valmur, and Les Clos. The three premier crus are Vaulignot, Vaillons, and Fourneaux, each of them in a side valley of the Serein river. Village-level Chablis is from classic Kimmeridgian clay and is from parcels mainly in Beines and near the town of Chablis. Petit Chablis comes from the sandy-Portlandian limestone soils of the plateau above the valley. The domaine is made up of an impressive number of premier cru and grand cru vineyards with additional holdings in Chablis and Petit Chablis totaling 50 hectares. Louis seeks clarity of site in each of his wines and all his decisions in the vineyard and cellar are meant to bring out the personality of each terroir. Louis Moreau owns parcels in four of Chablis’ seven grand cru climats including the grand cru Clos des Hospices dans Les Clos, three premier crus, and several plots in the Chablis and Petit Chablis appellations. Louis and his wife Anne founded the domaine in 1994 with half the family vineyards once leased to the négocaint firm J. Malolactic fermentation and partial lees-aging give it a bit of extra body, filling out its wiry frame before it gets bottled several months later.Domaine Louis Moreau is a 50-hectare estate based in the commune of Beines in the heart of the Chablis appellation.
Moreau ferments their grapes in stainless-steel tanks at cool temperatures. Over time, Moreau & Fils acquired several Grand Cru and Premier Cru vineyards, establishing itself as one of the most important producers in the region.Ĭhardonnay grapes grown in Petit Chablis produce wines with bright fruit and transcendent acidity. Moreau & Fils was founded in 1814 as a wine-merchant trading firm by cooper Jean-Joseph Moreau.
The member-favorite Chablis house turned out a stunner, boasting fine minerality and complexity. Moreau’s 2019 Petit Chablis are some of the best-kept secrets in wine.
However, the flip side of our changing climate is that regions like Petit Chablis-historically too cold to produce outstanding wines-are entering a golden age and bringing outrageous value to the table.Īs a result, bottles like J. This was the third major event in the last seven years.Įven though the growing season was just beginning, they were mentally adjusting their ledgers, worried about the corresponding drop in yields and advising us that they’d be forced to raise prices-again.įrom that perspective, it’s a tough time to be a Burgundy lover. Nearly in unison, our growers let us know that the late-spring weather was turning tragic-again. Just after midnight a few weeks ago, our phones started blowing up, all with the same refrain: frost.
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