Grapes: 100% Chardonnay

In 1999, Sébastien Christophe began to vinify a half hectare of Petit Chablis planted by his grandfather. Since then, he has methodically acquired a multitude of parcels he both owns and rents. The result is wine from some serious terroir; a good portion of this Chablis’ vineyards face the grand cru Blanchots and sit just west on the hill home to the great premier cru, Montée de Tonnerre. This seems to bring its multidimensional mineral-rich characteristics with more roundness and weight compared to those from
other side of the river.

Typically an extroverted wine, Sebastien’s Chablis impresses on the nose with classic chablisienne characters of freshly struck flint, wet stone and citrus. The palate is alive with textural grit and dimension and fresh acidity. The savory fruit impressions seem hardly touched by a drop of sunshine and this wine demonstrates how complex a Chablis village wine can be.