Domaine Chevalier Père & fils

Domaine Chevalier, the jewel of Ladoix Sororité - Claude Chevalier had five daughters. Today, three of them watch over a wine heritage that, like the Corton hill they inhabit, begins in the plain with Burgundy and ends at the top of Ladoix, of which the Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru is the light. Between Julie, Chloé and Anaïs, the blood bond is as strong as the one that binds them to their land. The volunteer Julie is in business while Anaïs, the little sister, an accountant by training, manages the estate. Chloe, a girl with red hands, has her hand on the pipette. In charge of vinification since the 2010 vintage, she learned the trade from other Burgundians before going to rub shoulders with Corsica and the United States in the Sonoma Valley. This pragmatic confirms her opinion to that of her cellar manager. Their labels should soon evolve. And the mention "Father & Son" disappear in favor of a more appropriate "Fathers & Daughters". Did you say sisterhood? Cultural practices The estate is in reasoned struggle. The harvest is done by hand with a sorting table at the reception of the harvest for the reds. Vinification & Ageing For reds: vatting for 12 to 20 days. Cold prefermentation with temperature management. Slow and gentle extraction with punching and daily pumping, depending on the tasting. For ageing: 1/4 new barrels for villages and 1er cru, 50% for grands crus. For whites: settling in vats then aging for 10 to 12 months. The wines, neither fined nor filtered, are bottled at the beginning of the year, following the lunar calendar. For the whites: The harvest is put entirely in pressing which is carried out in successive stages with tasting at each level to decide on the incorporation into the cuvée. Vatting for a more or less long settling of 24 to 48 hours depending on the vintage. The musts are cooled and put in barrels, with alcoholic fermentation lasting 4 to 12 weeks. The batonnages are carried out according to the tastings and the character of the vintage. The wines are then fined, filtered and put to rest for 2 to 3 weeks before bottling. Critics' review 3 stars B&D Main wines Ladoix Village and 1er Cru - red and white Aloxe Corton Village and 1er Cru - red Côtes de Nuits Villages - red Gevrey Chambertin - red Corton Corton Charlemagne