The winemakers' mother, Nadine, decided to plant Chardonnay in the Corton Bressandes vineyard because she wanted to have some Chardonnay to drink in the mid-term while the Charlemagne was aging! The final blend is eighty percent Corton Bressandes, fifteen percent Corton Chaumes and five percent ...

Predominantly limestone soil and a steep slope. It normally shows a floral component on the nose, marked by white flowers. Round attack and then intense minerality on the palate.

The 2023 Chardonnay was sourced from two organically dry-farmed vineyards - the 48-year old, own-rooted vines at No Clos Radio (Tualatin Hills AVA), and Marin Estate Vineyard (Yamhill-Carlton AVA). The fruit from No Clos Radio is a later-ripening 'heritage' clone producing aromatic, bright and lean...

In 2015, chateau owner Bertrand Gourdou was searching through an old desk when he came across a label that his grandfather had made in the early 1970's; that wine was called "Le pot-de-vin" which, in French, translates to "the bribe", which for that era was an audacious play on words for a wine...

From a 1.5 hectare parcel located just behind the winery with Kimmeridgian limestone. Most Petit Chablis are from hill top vineyards and are grown in Portlandian limestone. Only 5-10% are grown in Kimmeridgian soil. Fermented and aged in large foudres. 

The part of single-vineyard Zieregg where the Morillon is planted changes from limestone to marl, which has more heat storage capacity and is ideal for a full-bodied wine. It’s very steep with a 50% gradiant. Cool winds favor the aromatic expression of the grape. Aged for 24 months on lees in small...