Domain Dauvissat Chablis Les Preuses 2012 Magnum
The 2012 Domaine Dauvissat Chablis Les Preuses is a white Burgundy wine from the Preuses climat, classified as a Chablis Grand Cru. Produced by Domaine Dauvissat from 100% Chardonnay, it originates from one of the seven named climats of the Chablis Grand Cru appellation. This cuvée is aged in oak barrels, with a limited proportion of new wood, in order to preserve the expression of the Chardonnay and the Les Preuses lieu-dit.
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- White
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Chablis
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Dauvissat
- Parcelle / Cru
- Preuses
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Chardonnay
Domaine Dauvissat
Domaine Vincent Dauvissat is a family-run estate based in Chablis, in the Yonne department. It cultivates 12 hectares spread across Petit Chablis, Chablis, premiers crus and grands crus, notably Les Clos and Les Preuses. Vincent Dauvissat now works alongside his children, Ghislain and Étiennette, who are involved in managing the vineyard and the winemaking process.
- Owner
- Vincent, Ghislain et Étiennette Dauvissat
- Maître de chais
- Vincent, Ghislain et Étiennette Dauvissat
- Surface (ha)
- 12.00 ha
Histoire du domaine
The estate in question is Domaine Vincent Dauvissat, a producer of Chablis whose origins date back to the 1930s. Robert Dauvissat began bottling his own wines – rather than selling his entire harvest to wine merchants – from a one-hectare plot situated in the Les Clos and La Forest climats. In 1950, his son René and his wife Madeleine took over the estate. They gradually expanded the vineyard through the purchase and lease of plots, notably in the grands crus Les Clos and Les Preuses, as well as in the premiers crus La Forest and Séchet. Vincent Dauvissat joined his parents in the late 1970s. He took over the management of the estate when they retired in 1989. The estate has been using biodynamic methods in the vineyards since 2002. Ghislain and Étiennette Dauvissat now work alongside their father and are involved in both the management of the vineyards and the winemaking process. Some of the family’s vineyards may also be labelled as ‘Dauvissat-Camus’, Camus being the maiden name of Vincent Dauvissat’s mother.
Preuses
Preuses is one of the seven official climats that can complete the name of the Chablis Grand Cru AOP. It occupies the upper part of the hillside on the right bank of the Serein, between Bougros and Vaudésir, in the commune of Chablis. The site faces south to southwest and predominantly features brown clay-limestone soils, with localized thin white clays. Kimmeridgian geology is documented for the entire Grand Crus hillside, but not specifically detailed for the entire surface of Preuses in the official climat data sheet.
- Vineyard commune
- Chablis
- Origin of the vineyard name
- The name is said to derive from "pierreuse" (stony), an ancient Roman road running alongside the climat, which became "la preuse" over the centuries.
- Exposure
- South to southwest
- Soil
- Brown soils, predominantly clay-limestone; locally thin white clays.
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Estate holding in the vineyard (ha)
- 0.700000 ha
- Indicative vine age
- Plot replanted in 1970 according to the estate's presentation.
Histoire de la parcelle
An ancient Roman road known as the "voie pierreuse" ran alongside the climat and is believed to be the origin of its name. The climats recognized today within Chablis Grand Cru are cited in wine literature as early as the 19th century and were classified as "grands crus classés" by producers from the early 20th century. The Chablis Grand Cru appellation was officially recognized on January 13, 1938.
