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At twenty-one years old, Romain Collet took over the family domaine and converted many of their vineyards to organic viticulture (with some biodynamics experiments) and incorporated natural yeast fermentations. Collet’s range highlights the differences of each of their premier crus and grand crus with a cellar vinification and aging tailored to the uniqueness of each site and lean toward a more richer Côte d'Or style than the trimmer quality of the Loire Valley whites. The soils is composed of Kimmeridgian limestone marl bedrock with rocky topsoil composed of Portlandian limestone scree, bedrock-derived marlstones, varying levels of marne (calcium carbonate-rich clay) and loam. The entry-level wines, Saint-Bris, Petit Chablis, Chablis, and 1er Cru Montmains are aged in steel while the others are aged in variations of French oak vessels (225l-80hl), with no new oak barrels used with any of the wines imported by The Source.
At twenty-one years old, Romain Collet took over the family domaine and converted many of their vineyards to organic viticulture (with some biodynamics experiments) and incorporated natural yeast fermentations. Collet’s range highlights the differences of each of their premier crus and grand crus with a cellar vinification and aging tailored to the uniqueness of each site and lean toward a more richer Côte d'Or style than the trimmer quality of the Loire Valley whites. The soils is composed of Kimmeridgian limestone marl bedrock with rocky topsoil composed of Portlandian limestone scree, bedrock-derived marlstones, varying levels of marne (calcium carbonate-rich clay) and loam. The entry-level wines, Saint-Bris, Petit Chablis, Chablis, and 1er Cru Montmains are aged in steel while the others are aged in variations of French oak vessels (225l-80hl), with no new oak barrels used with any of the wines imported by The Source.
VINEYARD DETAILS
Located on the Saône right bank, Mont de Milieu comes from a 0.32ha plot (organic conversion in 2022) planted in 2003 facing south on a medium steep slope at 190-200m. The bedrock is Kimmeridgian limestone marl with a shallow greyish/white marne topsoil (calcium-rich clay from decomposed limestone) with a shallow, rocky topsoil.
CELLAR NOTES
Natural fermentation and aging for 11 months in old 600L French oak. First sulfites added to must, full malolactic, and light fining and filtration.
Google 3-D Image of Mont de Milieu: Mont de Milieu is the first hill in the image, followed by Montée de Tonnerre (much of the lower portion of the hill is village AOC wine, not 1er Cru; the exception is the lieu-dit, Chapelot, which goes to the bottom of the slope to the main road) between the Grand Cru hill, which starts with Blanchots facing southeast/south and Les Clos facing southwest and runs all the way to the road. Also, here is a downloadable pdf on Premier and Grand Cru Chablis. It’s thorough, but it’s in French. The geological and vineyard maps are key. Another great resource for specific vineyard information is here and be sure to click on the vineyard names for more information about them.
