Les Chapitres de Jaffelin Chardonnay
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled white fish, roasted chicken with herbs, goat cheese.
✨ Technical Specifications
Les Chapitres de Jaffelin Chardonnay is a beautiful homage to the rich ecclesiastical history of Beaune. The name 'Les Chapitres' pays tribute to the Chapter of Notre-Dame, the medieval canons who once oversaw the very 12th-century cellars where Jaffelin's wines are still aged today. This cuv e is crafted to capture the pure, vibrant essence of Burgundy Chardonnay. Utilizing traditional gravity-flow methods in their historic gravity-fed winery, the winemakers minimize intervention to preserve the delicate fruit profiles. The resulting wine offers a harmonious balance of fresh citrus, white flowers, and a subtle flinty minerality, reflecting the limestone-rich soils of the region.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1816 by brothers Charles and Henri Jaffelin, Maison Jaffelin holds the distinction of being the smallest of the historical négociant houses in Beaune. Uniquely, it remains one of the rare houses actively vinifying inside the medieval core of Beaune, operating out of vaulted twelfth-century cellars originally belonging to the Collégiale Notre-Dame. Now part of the Boisset Collection family of estates, Jaffelin's winemaking has been guided since 2011 by oenologist Marinette Garnier. Garnier crafts micro-cuvées using bespoke, small-capacity wooden vats and traditional vertical pressing, prioritizing gentle extraction and native fermentations. Sourcing pristine fruit across the Côte de Nuits, Côte de Beaune, and Côte Chalonnaise, the house emphasizes transparent terroir character across classical limestone and clay-limestone soils. Benchmark releases include regional expressions under the Les Chapitres de Jaffelin tier, singular Premier Cru bottlings such as Beaune Premier Cru Les Cent Vignes, and traditional-method Crémants de Bourgogne vinified with minimal intervention and low dosage.
🍇 Grapes
Chardonnay