the vineyard

The stony, clay-limestone soil is geologically Jurassic, with the Kimmeridgian being the most represented stage in the Chablis region. It is a prime location for Chardonnay, the only grape variety authorized to produce Chablis Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée wines. This soil is primarily composed of Exogyra virgula, tiny comma-shaped oysters that existed 150 million years ago. Eighty million years later, as the salt waters receded, they began to solidify, forming calcareous marl. This is what gives the wine its distinctive "mineral aftertaste that seems to have been extracted from the very bowels of the earth!"