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Producer: Domaine Nathalie & Gilles Fèvre is a family-owned estate based in Fontenay-près-Chablis, where the Fèvre family has cultivated vineyards since 1745. After generations of supplying fruit to La Chablisienne, Gilles and Nathalie began bottling under their own label in 2003, allowing them to showcase some of the family's finest vineyard holdings. Today, the estate farms approximately 50 hectares, including village Chablis, Premier Cru, and Grand Cru sites. Nathalie, a trained oenologist, oversees the cellar while Gilles manages the vineyards, producing wines that emphasize precision, purity, and faithful expression of Chablis' historic terroirs.
Vineyard: Les Preuses is one of Chablis' seven Grand Cru climats and is widely admired for producing wines that combine power with remarkable elegance. Situated on a southwest-facing slope overlooking the neighboring Grand Crus, the vineyard is planted on deep Kimmeridgian marl and limestone soils rich in fossilized marine sediments. These deeper soils encourage extensive root development, allowing the vines to fully express the unique terroir while maintaining freshness and mineral precision. Les Preuses is often regarded as one of the most refined of Chablis' Grand Crus, producing wines of exceptional balance, complexity, and longevity.
Winemaking: Grapes are harvested by hand before gentle pressing and fermentation in a combination of temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks and French oak barrels. The wine is aged on its fine lees for approximately fifteen months, with a modest percentage matured in oak to add texture and complexity while preserving the unmistakable mineral character of Les Preuses. The restrained use of oak allows the vineyard's chalky precision, citrus-driven fruit, and natural acidity to remain the focus, resulting in a Grand Cru that is both powerful and exceptionally refined.
Technical Details: Chablis Grand Cru AOC; climat Les Preuses; 100% Chardonnay; southwest-facing Grand Cru vineyard; deep Kimmeridgian marl and limestone soils; hand harvested; fermented in stainless steel and French oak; approximately 15 months aging on fine lees with partial oak élevage; sustainably farmed estate fruit.
Food Pairing: Butter-poached lobster, king crab, scallops, Dover sole, turbot, monkfish, roasted chicken with morels, veal in cream sauce, truffle dishes, aged Comté, Beaufort, and other firm alpine cheeses. Les Preuses combines richness with vibrant acidity and a striking chalk-driven minerality, making it an outstanding companion to refined seafood and classic French cuisine while possessing the structure to evolve beautifully in the cellar for well over a decade.
Nathalie & Gilles Fevre Chablis Grand Cru "Les Preuses" 2023
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