Les Boutots
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Fresh oysters, grilled white fish, roasted chicken with tarragon
✨ Technical Specifications
Patrick Piuze's Chablis 'Les Boutots' is a masterful expression of village-level Chablis, sourced from a specific lieu-dit on the left bank of the Serein River. This parcel is defined by its classic Kimmeridgian limestone soils, rich with fossilized prehistoric oyster shells (Exogyra virgula) that impart a distinct marine salinity to the wine. Piuze, renowned for his non-interventionist approach, ferments and ages this single-vineyard Chardonnay in neutral wood casks to allow the pure voice of the terroir to speak. The result is a crystalline, tension-filled white wine that balances bright citrus fruit with a deep, chalky minerality, reflecting the ancient geological heritage of the Chablis basin.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded on July 1, 2008, by Quebecois vigneron Patrick Piuze, this boutique Chablis négociant-vinificateur has emerged as one of the region's most uncompromising champions of terroir. Following pivotal stints at Olivier Leflaive, Maison Verget under Jean-Marie Guffens, and Jean-Marc Brocard, Piuze established an innovative model grounded in long-term contracts with premier growers. Operating without owning vineyards, he works exclusively with old vines situated within the historical, unexpanded boundaries of Chablis. Sourcing from Kimmeridgian and Portlandian limestone slopes on both banks of the Serein River, Piuze mandates hand-harvesting, non-interventionist viticulture without chemical inputs, and early picking to preserve tension and saline freshness. Vinification is rigorously artisanal: vertical basket pressing, native yeast fermentation, and aging in neutral French oak barrels (four to eight years old) for cru bottlings or stainless steel for village wines, always bottled unfined and gently filtered. Signature releases include single-terroir village cuvées such as Les Bas de Chapelot and Plateau Cornasse, alongside premier crus like Butteaux, Forêts, and Montée de Tonnerre, and benchmark Grand Crus including Les Preuses and Blanchots.
🍇 Grapes
Chardonnay