| Winery Location: | Chablis |
| Year Established: | 1840 |
Vineyard Holdings
14 ha
- Grand Cru:
- Les Preuses
- Premier Cru:
- Mont de Milieu
Top Wines Produced
- Chablis, Grand Cru, Vaudésir
- Chablis, Grand Cru, Valmur
- Chablis, Grand Cru, Preuses
- Chablis, Grand Cru, Blanchot
- Chablis, Grand Cru, Les Clos
Average Total Production
- 900,000 bottles
Summary
The winery was founded in 1840 by Jean Febvre who was a barrel cooper. It was dedicated exclusively to sparkling wine production using the traditional method. Today it is one of only a few producers in Chablis that make a Crémant de Bourgogne. The estate was purchased in 2003 by Louis Latour, the Aloxe-Corton based negociant. They produce three ranges of wine: Chablis, Crémant de Bourgogne, and wines from other Yonne appellations such as Saint-Bris and Coulanges la Vineuse. Today the estate is directed by Jean-Phillipe Archambaud.
Style & Vinification Techniques
The wines are fermented in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks. They go through maloclactic fermentation and are aged on their lees. The Petit Chablis and Chablis are bottled after six to eight months, the Premier Cru and Grand Cru wines after twelve to eighteen months. The only oak used at the winery is for the Grand Cru Les Clos and Blanchot, and in those two cases they are used 228L barrels that were previously utilized to age Louis Latour’s Grand Cru wines from the Côte d’Or.
Producer Website: Simonnet Febvre