Domaine Christian Moreau - Chablis Les Pargues 2022
Domaine Christian Moreau is located in Chablis . In 1814, Jean Joseph Moreau, cooper in Montbard, founded the company J. Moreau et Fils, wine merchant and broker in Chablis. Over the years, the family became the owner of prestigious plots of land, including the Clos des Hospices monopoly. In 1972, after living in Canada for 11 years, Christian Moreau returned to Chablis with his Canadian wife Christine and their children. He then learned from his father, Guy Moreau, the profession of winegrower and winemaker. In 1998, the Boisset group (of Nuits Saint Georges) bought the J. Moreau et Fils trading house. The family retains all of its vines and regains the right to exploit, vinify and market the grapes from its plots from the 2002 vintage, the date on which Fabien Moreau took over management of the estate. From 2004, he definitively abandoned the use of herbicides and pesticides and gradually began converting the estate into organic farming , with certification from the 2013 vintage. Today, he farms 12 hectares of Chablis Grand Cru (Les Clos , Clos des Hospices, Valmur, Vaudésir, Blanchot), Chablis Premier Cru Vaillon, Chablis and Petit Chablis.
Chablis Les Pargues comes from the 1.2 hectare plot located on the left bank of the Serein River, facing south-east on Kimmeridgian clay-limestone soil. The age of the vines varies between 61 and 71 years. The harvest is manual and the grapes are sorted manually. They are pressed away from oxygen then cold settled before fermentation. The vinification is carried out in stainless steel vats , as well as the aging which lasts 10 to 12 months .
Grape variety: 100% Chardonnay
