2024 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties 100% Chardonnay
Classification Chablis Premier Cru
Region Montee de Tonnerre
Closure Cork
Production Details Decanter classifies the 2024 release as lightly oaked.
Vintages
2023 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 12.5%
Grape Varieties Chardonnay
Drinking Window 2026–2036
Classification Chablis Premier Cru
Region Montee de Tonnerre
Soil Grey-blue marl in pieds d’aloup and soft limestone in chapelot.
Orientation Southwest-Facing
Sites Three plots totaling 0.55 hectares: two in Pieds d’Aloup and one in Chapelot; the Chapelot plot is 0.14 hectare.
Vine Age Pieds d’Aloup parcel planted in 1962 and described as over 60 years old.
Fermentation Vessels Steel tanks
Natural Yeast Yes
Production Details Wild-fermented in steel, then matured for 12 months in barriques that were 6–30 years old.
Tasting Notes 2023 release — Burghound: floral, iodine, spice, shrimp shell and sea-breeze aromas; fine, sophisticated, mineral and tightly coiled. Neal Martin: lively, exuberant and energetic, with balanced acidity, a menthol note, freshness and clear terroir expression.