Type

White Wine

Appellation

Petit Chablis

Variety

Chardonnay

The Petit Chablis comes from the Portlandian limestone plateau just above the Grand Cru vineyards outside the town of Chablis. The De Oliveira family has some of the best parcels, which border directly on the Grand Cru Les Clos.

Viticulture

Vineyard name

Sur le Clos

Soil type

Portlandian soil (pebbly with massive limestone)

Vines planted inPlanted from 1980s until 2021

Vineyard size17 ha

PruningGuyot double

ExpositionNorth, northeast

Altitude150-300m

Vinification

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

Elevage8 months in stainless steel tanks

Harvest typeMachine Harvested

Fining/FilteringFining depending of each vintage, Filtered

Additional info

Total production average110,000 bottles total

UPC Code Bottle794020260147

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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...