Terroir Courgis
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2026
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Fresh oysters, grilled white fish, roasted chicken with herbs.
✨ Technical Specifications
Patrick Piuze's 'Terroir de Courgis' represents a focused exploration of village-level Chablis, specifically highlighting the unique terroir of Courgis, a village situated in the southern hills of the appellation. Known for its high-altitude vineyards and steep slopes rich in Kimmeridgian limestone, Courgis yields wines with a distinct tension and mineral drive. Piuze utilizes a hands-off winemaking philosophy, employing a traditional vertical press and fermenting the juice with native yeasts in old, neutral oak barrels. This meticulous approach ensures that the wood never masks the wine's natural voice, allowing the classic Chablis salinity, crisp green apple, and flinty undertones to shine through with remarkable purity and texture.
🍾 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% - 13%