Bourgogne Chardonnay Réserve
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2028
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1850 by Jean-Victor Laroche, Domaine Laroche is an emblematic Chablis institution headquartered in the historic ninth-century monastic cellars of L'Obédiencerie. The estate controls approximately 90 hectares across northern Burgundy, featuring prized holdings throughout premier crus such as Vaudevey, Montmains, and Les Fourchaumes, as well as prestigious grand crus including Les Clos and Blanchots. Viticulture follows rigorous agroecological principles certified Haute Valeur Environnementale (HVE 3), entirely eliminating chemical herbicides and pesticides to preserve vineyard biodiversity. Fruit derives from classic Kimmeridgian marl soils replete with fossilized Exogyra virgula oysters, imbuing the wines with quintessential gunflint minerality, tense acidity, and deep salinity. Cellar practices combine stainless-steel vinification with measured maturation in traditional Burgundian 228-liter pièces and demi-muids, purposefully emphasizing vineyard transparency over oak influence. Alongside benchmark regional bottlings like Bourgogne Chardonnay Réserve, Domaine Laroche's signature cuvées, notably Chablis Saint Martin and Grand Cru Les Blanchots Réserve de l'Obédience, embody classic cool-climate precision.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Chardonnay
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
12.5%