Plateau Cornasse
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2026
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Fresh oysters, grilled sea bass, goat cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from a unique parcel situated high above the valley floor in Chablis, Patrick Piuze's Plateau de la Cornasse is a masterclass in cool-climate tension and geological purity. The Plateau de la Cornasse is a windswept site characterized by its shallow, stony soils rich in Kimmeridgian limestone and fossilized oyster shells. This elevation exposes the vines to cooling breezes that slow ripening, preserving a razor-sharp acidity and a deeply etched mineral core. Piuze, renowned for his non-interventionist philosophy, ferments the hand-harvested Chardonnay grapes using native yeasts in old, neutral oak barrels. This traditional approach coaxes out a crystalline expression of the terroir, balancing bright citrus notes with a distinct, smoky flintiness that pays homage to the ancient marine history of the region.
🍾 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
🍷 ABV
12-12.5%