2022 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.5%
Grape Varieties 100% Chardonnay
Classification AOC Chablis
Region Chablis
Soil Kimmeridgian limestone scree and decomposed soil layers
Elevation 300.0 meters
Orientation West-Facing, Wind-Exposed Knoll
Natural Yeast Yes
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Production Details Biodynamically farmed and spontaneously fermented, with ageing in small oak barrels and a minimal-intervention cellar approach.
Tasting Notes Intense golden yellow; mango, starfruit, lime, orange and red apple with ginger, coriander, dry pastry, vanilla, butter and marine notes; taut palate with oyster shell, lemongrass, compact minerality and vibrant tension.
Food Pairing Scallops with seaweed salad and orange; lukewarm salmon with pink pepper and mango; baked celery with pine nuts and lime dressing.
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2021 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 11.5%
Grape Varieties 100% Chardonnay
Classification AOC Chablis
Region Chablis
Soil Kimmeridgian limestone stones
Natural Yeast Yes
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Unfined Yes
Unfiltered Yes
Production Details Hand-harvested and gently pressed, followed by prolonged spontaneous fermentation. Matured on fine lees in tanks and large wooden barrels, then bottled unfiltered and unfined with minimal sulphur addition. SAQ reports finished-wine sugar below 1.2 g/L; this bound is retained here rather than converted into an exact residual-sugar value.
Tasting Notes Medium straw yellow; ground stone, herbs, cedrat and Amalfi lemon zest with fine oak and nougat; saline yellow and green citrus palate, creamy texture, vibrant minerality and a long stony finish.
Food Pairing Scallops with yuzu beurre blanc and green asparagus; Arctic char tartare with citrus, buttermilk and dill; seafood, oysters, raw or lightly seared fish, and goat cheese.
2020 Technical Specifications
Region Chablis
Tasting Notes RVF château tasting: rich, perfumed and generous, with iodine emerging in the glass; initially soft, then incisive, saline and lemony, with weight and a pronounced calcareous impression.
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2019 Technical Specifications
Region Chablis
Tasting Notes RVF château tasting: youthful vivacity, pronounced bitters rather than sweet fruit, fresh vegetal character, and a slender, delicate profile.
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2018 Technical Specifications
Classification AOC Chablis
Region Chablis
Soil Kimmeridgian limestone scree and decomposed soils releasing crystals and minerals
Orientation Gentle Slope On A Westward-Facing Dome, Exposed To A Constant Light Wind
Production Details Fermentation continued for two years before the wine finished its sugars; lees from the 2019 vintage and one gram of sulphur were subsequently added. The source does not state the population or volume basis for the sulphur amount, so it is not converted to ppm.
Certifications ECOCERT; DEMETER
Tasting Notes Producer description: saline, mature and concentrated. RVF château tasting: fine, delicate and aromatically nuanced, with salinity, intensity and vivid, lively fruit.
2017 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties Chardonnay
Classification Chablis
Region Chablis
Soil Chalk and limestone
Natural Yeast Yes
Unfined Yes
Unfiltered Yes
Vegan Yes
Vegetarian Yes
Production Details Organic and biodynamic but described as uncertified; spontaneous low-intervention fermentation; no added sulphites, with total sulphites below 10 mg/L; residual sugar below 1 g/L. The bounded analytical values are retained as text rather than converted into exact numeric claims.
Tasting Notes Alice and Olivier De Moor at the RVF château tasting: mineral and stony nose with dried almond; mature Chardonnay fruit; fine, pure palate despite the atypical vintage.
2015 Technical Specifications
Region Chablis
Tasting Notes RVF château tasting: dried fruit and almond, gentle and composed, with soft fruit, fine bitters, freshness and an emerging saline quality.
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2014 Technical Specifications
Region Chablis
Production Details First vintage in which this lieu-dit was vinified separately, without sulphur.
Tasting Notes RVF château tasting: tertiary almond and lightly toasted hazelnut developing toward mint; complex, pure, straight and lively, with tension and restrained, cool-toned fruit.
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