Burgundy

Chablis Vieilles Vignes

De Oliveira Lecestre

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Type

White Wine

Appellation

Chablis

Variety

100% Chardonnay

Crisp, classic Chablis from 40+ year old vines planted by Benjamin Quevreux's grandfather.

Viticulture

Soil type

Clay-limestone soil

Vine age65 years old

Vineyard size1.5 hectares

PruningGuyot double

ExpositionSouth-Southwest exposure

Altitude150-300m

Vinification

Pneumatic pressing of destemmed grapes, followed by vinification in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks with selected yeasts

Elevage12 months in stainless steel tanks

Harvest typeMachine Harvested

Fining/FilteringFining depending of each vintage and filtered

More about
the producer

De Oliveira Lecestre

Founded in 1955

55 hectares

The De Oliveira family emigrated from Portugal to Chablis in the 20th century, long before Chablis became famous as a winemaking region. The family found work in the local logging industry and produced a bit of wine on the side. In the 1950s, Mr. De Oliveira began working in the vines for William Fevre at the age of 14 years old. After ten years, he saved enough money to purchase his first parcel of land – a mere 33 ares, where he planted his first vineyard.

Over the years, Mr. De Oliveira continued to purchase land and plant new vineyards, and in 1965, he began working full time at his own domaine (which had grown to 7 hectares) and created the Domaine Oliveira Lecestre with his brother. At this time in Chablis, many winemakers did more than grow grapes, and the De Olivei...