2024 William Fevre - Chablis (750ml)

William Fèvre founded his domaine in 1959, originally as Domaine de la Maladière, starting with just seven hectares and steadily building it into the largest grand cru landholder in Chablis, with holdings that eventually reached nearly eighty hectares across roughly ninety parcels. In 1998 Fèvre sold the estate to Joseph Henriot, who renamed it in the founder's honor and brought in winemaker Didier Séguier from Bouchard Père et Fils. Séguier scaled back the heavy new oak the domaine had once favored in exchange for older, neutral barrels and tightened the winery's parcel-by-parcel approach, a shift that reestablished William Fèvre as a defining reference for the region.

This village-level Chablis comes from 46.8 hectares planted on both banks of the Serein, in the natural extension of the domaine's premier cru sites, on classic Kimmeridgian marl and limestone. The vineyard is a mosaic of exposures and elevations, including old vines planted between 1969 and 1972, farmed organically and harvested early to preserve freshness before aging in older French oak barrels.

The wine shows aromas of pear, white flowers, and freshly baked bread. The palate is fresh and supple, carrying the region's signature minerality through a clean, precise finish with notable length.