Domaine William Fèvre
In conversion to organic viticulture, yields here were just 9hl/ha which, unbelievably, was better than some, but they could not contain the mildew. No village Chablis was available to us this year. Starting on 20th September, 220 harvesters (normally 150) picked the tiny crop in three-and-a-half days (usually eight). Alcohols were 11-12% and lightly chaptalised to 12.5%. This domaine was sold to Domaines Baron de Rothschild Lafite two years ago, but Didier Séguier remains in charge of vineyard and cellar. The wines are fermented in tank and then partly matured in old barrels (with an average age of five years), to build some structure from the yeast lees without imparting any oak flavour. Bottled with Diam corks.