Burgundy

Organic

Petit Chablis

Guillaume Michaut

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petit chablis 2022

Type

White Wine

Appellation

Petit Chablis

Variety

100% Chardonnay

This Petit Chablis is the expression of a mosaic or terroirs. The clay-limestone and white marl soils offer it a mineral and chiseled breadth. Guillaume's 4.6 hectares of this appellation are grown with the same philosophy as his other wines, using organic and biodynamic techniques.

Viticulture

Soil type

Claylimestone soils and white marls

Vine age25 years old

Vineyard size4.6 hectares

Vinification

In order to precisely extract the best expression of this terroir, the grapes are manually harvested and immediately sorted. Vinification takes place in Guillaume's underground cellar, which experiences natural thermo-regulation. The clear juice is vinified in stainless steel vats with yeasts naturally present in the grape juice and in the cellar

ElevageOne year on fine lees

Harvest typeMachine Harvested

Fining/FilteringUnfined and light filtration

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Guillaume Michaut

Founded in 2018

1.5 hectares

Guillaume Michaut has been surrounded by vineyards and the history of Chablis since childhood. His grandfather was an early believer in the wines of Chablis and worked proudly to expand the Chablis appellation to his village of Beines and beyond. By the 1960s, he was able to pass a rather large holding of vineyards down to his sons. As a teenager, Guillaume worked alongside his father and uncles in the vineyards and joined the family domaine in 2004. However, after his father passed away, Guillaume realized that his vision was starkly different from that of his uncles, and decided to set out on his own with his small share of family vines back in 2018.

These vineyards represent just over one hectare altogether: 0.4 hectares of Chablis in Vau Brou, which he helped plant in...