Domaine de la Meulière, vinification traditionnelle

Domaine de la Meulière

Traditional winemakings & Transmission of the know-how

The wines of CHABLIS are produced from a single variety, the Chardonnay .
The traditional wine-making and the know-how have been passed down from generation to generation since the end of the XIX century. It is now Nicolas who manages the operation.

The vinification begins with the wine-harvest by the selection of the best grapes within each plot. Because of our manual wine-harvest, our vinifacation is natural and healthy.

The light and moderate pressing in a pneumatic press, at low pressure with drains inside ensures a very good extraction of the juices without oxydation or trituration.

Then follows a racking of the must during 12 to 15 hours, the juices are put in stainless steel tanks or in oak casks.

The alcoholic fermentation is made in fermenter at 18°c and after the malolactic fermentation which is systematically natural as well for the tanks as for the barrels.
After these fermentations, the wines are fined with bentonite.

The tartaric precipitations are systematically made at low speed and at –3°c.

Then just before the bottling, we have a tangential filtration.

All our wines come from the Domain ; they are matured and bottled inside the Domain by the LAROCHE family.

Nowadays our family business produces wines of CHABLIS which have earned a high reputation everywhere in France and in the world.

We should be very pleased to welcome you and make you taste our wines in our beautiful vaulted wine cellar which dated from the XVIII century.