Only 1.2ha, this is Domaine Gérard Duplessis' oldest vineyard at more than 80 years old located at the top of the slope. Bedrock, thin soils. The plot is South East facing, on the ridge. Pressed straight into tank, no pre ferment racking or setting, wild fermentation, finished with malolactic malolactic fermentation in tank and left on lees for 6 months. Then transferred to barrel, 10% new, total elevage of 12 to 18 months vintage dependant

Pressed straight into tank, no pre ferment racking or setting, wild fermentation, malolactic finished in tank and left on lees for 6 months. Then transferred to barrel, 10% new, total elevage of 12 to 18 months vintage dependant.

“Clear pale primrose. This has a typically sunny Montée de Tonnerre disposition, but is neither hot nor unduly heady. Fine and stylish, with, softly ripe fruit, a little flesh behind, an amplitude that could suggest oak, but in fact this wine has not yet spent any time in barrel., soft ripe finish”
Jasper Morris

About Domaine Gérard Duplessis:

Domaine Gérard Duplessis is a family run cellar founded in 1895, today managed by Lilian Duplessis. Located in the heart of the Chablis's region it has 9 ha divided on 8 different appellations. Every vineyard is worked in accordance to organic farming since 2007 and achieved certification in 2013 hence all the wines now from then are labelled as such. In fact he now farms biodynamically. All vineyards used for village, Premier Cru, and Grand Cru wines are Kimmeridgian limestone, with the Petit Chablis on Portlandian limestone, making the village Chablis a seriously good village style.

Lilian's philosophy for working in harmony with the earth translates to how he works in the cellar: native yeast fermentations, fermentation with lees in stainless steel tank followed by a 12 to 18 month (depending on the classification & vintage) elévage in oak barrels (10% new) before being bottled with a minimal addition of sulfur. The Petit and Village Chablis see only cuve (vat) however minimum on 6 months on full lees post malo before bottling.