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In 1994, the Moreau family bought a 40 hectares estate in Beines
(5 km away from Chablis).
The vines of this young estate were planted during the 70's. At that time
the lands were still affordable and the Chablis wines were experiencing a
new rise.
Through this purchase the Moreau family was able to :
- extend its range of wines with Petit Chablis, regular Chablis and two premiers
Crus, Les Fourneaux and Vaulignot
-own vineyards situated on both banks of the Serein river
-and, above all, have a cellar where the harvests of its three estates could
be vinified.
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The cellar has been enlarged and modernized. The Moreau family owns now a full range
of Chablis appellation wines, from Petit Chablis to Chablis Grands Crus, range enforced since harvest
2002, when Premier Cru Vaillons and Grands Crus Les Clos, Valmur, Vaudésir, and Blanchot wines marketing
went back to Domaine Louis Moreau.
These Premiers Crus and Grands Crus parcels have been in the Moreau family for 6 generations,
but their production was formerly in hands of the negociant house
J.Moreau & Fils.
So, today, Domaine Louis Moreau owns and cultivates a 50 hectares vineyard in the most prestigious Chablis appellations.
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Moreover the variety of the vines situation (Fleys and Beines) gives to the Domaine Louis Moreau wines a large choice of aromas, flavours and qualities with which the Master of Cellar can realise blendings in order to produce great quality wines with an intense delicacy.
The Petit Chablis, which vines are planted on the plateaux is an easy drinkable wine, young, which doesn't need aging, very good for an aperitif.
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As for the Chablis AOC, it requires a longer aging period.
Its aromas of grapefruit, green apple give to this wine a freshness still
present year after year.
This wine can be drunk within the two years of its bottling, but you will
fully enjoy it only 4/5 years later.
If we have to describe the 1er Crus of the domaine, the best way will be the
opposition:
In one hand the 1er Cru Les Fourneaux, planted in 1970 on the village of Fleys
(right bank of the Serein), is rich in sun and full of warmth thanks to its
south exposure.
Its maturity is earlier, his nose more complex and we find
in this 1er Cru a touch of almond and crystillazed fruits.
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On the other hand, in Beines (left bank of the Serein river), Chablis 1er Cru Vaulignot
was planted in 1976. Fairly unknown, this Premier Cru is maybe one of the most representative of the
Chablis appellation.
Indeed, Vaulignot is a mineral wine expressing some citrus aromas, but also aromas of moss and acacia
flowers, which are typical from the Chablis vineyards.
Its southeast exposure gives to the Vaulignot a morning sunlight and allows the terroir to express itself
through this Chablis
1er Cru.
This wine is robust, rich and its freshness will still be present
years later.
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Also, Domaine Louis Moreau owns parcels within the most prestigious Chablis Grands Crus.
First, come parcels in Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos, and most specifically, an enclave called “Clos des
Hospices” within Les Clos, that has been belonging to the Moreau family since it was bought in 1904 by
Louis Moreau’s ancestor to the Hospices of Chablis.
Such wines represent the quintessence of Chablis
Grands Crus with their remarkable mineral bouquet developing an elegant fineness and a nice long lasting
on the palate.
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Located next to Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos, Chablis Grand Cru Valmur profits by a multiple sun exposure,
giving it fruitier aromas, but also representative of the Chablis diversity. Its wine offers a robust
character on the palate that needs time to evolve and gain roundness.
Last, the wine coming from our Chablis Grand Cru Vaudésir parcels is very homogeneous with a first taste
maybe a little austere but fine and floral, that will exhale a nice round and powerful structure within
time.
We also own a small parcel in Grand Cru Blanchot which yield is, as of today, too reduce to be
commercialized.