Les Bas de Chapelot
⏳ wine.drinking_window
Typically best enjoyed 3–8 years from the vintage release.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Fresh oysters, grilled white fish, roasted chicken
✨ wine.spec_sheet
Hailing from a highly prized lieu-dit situated just beneath the prestigious Montée de Tonnerre Premier Cru slope, 'Les Bas de Chapelot' represents one of Patrick Piuze's most celebrated village-level bottlings. The vineyard's position at the foot of the hill provides a unique soil profile where deeper clay sits atop the classic, fossil-rich Kimmeridgian limestone. This specific terroir imparts a remarkable textural richness and weight that punches far above its village classification, often drawing comparisons to Premier Cru quality. Piuze respects this exceptional fruit by employing traditional, low-intervention winemaking: spontaneous fermentation with wild yeasts and aging in old, neutral oak casks. This approach preserves the pristine, saline minerality and crystalline citrus core that defines the historic Chablis region, offering a liquid postcard of this ancient Jurassic seabed.
🍾 wine.about_producer
Established in 2008 by Quebec native Patrick Piuze, this eponymous micro-négociant estate is located in the historic town of Chablis in Burgundy, France. Operating with a philosophy centered on purchasing high-quality grapes rather than owning vineyards, Piuze collaborates closely with local growers and harvests the fruit himself to guarantee absolute precision. The winery is highly celebrated for its terroir-driven, mineral-rich white wines, which are fermented and aged primarily in neutral wood casks to preserve the distinct voice of individual parcels. Signature expressions include site-specific bottlings like Terroir de Fyé, Terroir de Courgis, and Côte de Bouqueyreaux, showcasing the pure, crystalline expression of Chablis Chardonnay.