Louis Pere et Fils, Chablis 2021

GRAPE VARIETY

Chardonnay

SOIL

Limestone

LOCATION

The vineyard is ideally located on hills South of the village of Chablis.

VINIFICATION

Aged 9 months on the fine lees in tank and barrels.

TASTING

Pale gold color, a limpid and brilliant white wine. Intense body, citrusy with an impressive minerality typical of the appellation, persistent and complex finish with aromas of white flowers.

HISTORY
The house’s eponymous founder, Evgueni Louis Max, hailed from Georgia, which many believe is the birthplace of winemaking. He inherited his passion from his father, a wine merchant who had been a soldier in Tsar Alexander I’s army.

French winemakers were then discovering the Caucasus. This encounter of the world’s two best winemaking traditions inspired Evgueni to embark on his own voyage of discovery. In 1859, the young exile established his Maison in Beaune, the heart of Burgundy. Today, its domain spans Côte de Beaune, Côte de Nuits, and Chablis.

PHILOSOPHY 

The philosophy of Maison Louis Père et Fils has always been based on love and respect for the Burgundy region.

Reasoned cultivation of the vines, control of yields, manual harvesting, harvesting, and sorting of the grapes at full maturity. For white wines, gentle pressing to extract the best juice from each plot, then aging in vats or barrels.

For the reds, maceration in whole bunches, and in vats. Then a traditional vinification and aging in barrels. Everything is done to extract the delicacy and subtlety of Chardonnay, the finesse and elegance of Pinot Noir.

This authentic know-how is the fruit of a unique experience matured over six Generations.

After 160 years, Louis Père & Fils continues to blend innovation and tradition to produce extraordinary wines from three of the world’s most illustrious terroirs.