Minots
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2028
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled seafood, roasted poultry, creamy mushroom risotto
✨ Technical Specifications
Patrick Piuze's Chablis Premier Cru 'Minots' (often bottled as part of the Vaillons Premier Cru climat) is a stunning testament to the power of old vines and precise terroir selection. Sourced from a specific, sun-drenched parcel on the left bank of the Serein River, this wine benefits from Kimmeridgian limestone soils rich in fossilized oyster shells, blended with a higher clay content that imparts a distinct richness. The name 'Minots' evokes historical French measures, grounding the wine in the deep agricultural ancestry of Burgundy. Piuze utilizes traditional, low-intervention cellar practices, fermenting with wild yeasts and aging the wine in neutral wood barrels. This method coaxes out a beautifully textured, expansive palate that retains the classic, flinty, and saline-driven core characteristic of world-class Chablis.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 2008 by Montreal-born vigneron Patrick Piuze, this acclaimed boutique négociant is based in the heart of Chablis, Burgundy. After honing his craft alongside renowned regional icons like Jean-Marc Brocard and Jean-Marie Guffens, Piuze established his eponymous label to showcase the hyper-specific geological nuances of Chablis' famed Kimmeridgian soils. Partnering closely with local growers of older vines, he employs meticulous hand-harvesting, spontaneous wild-yeast fermentations, and aging in seasoned neutral oak to avoid masking varietal character. His portfolio is celebrated worldwide for its pure, razor-sharp, and terroir-driven Chardonnay expressions, ranging from distinctive village-level bottlings like Terroir de Courgis to prestigious Premier and Grand Crus like Les Preuses, alongside crisp sparkling wines crafted under his Val de Mer label.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Chardonnay
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
12.5-13%