Domain Raveneau Chablis Les Butteaux 2002
The 2002 Domaine Raveneau Chablis 1er Cru Les Butteaux is a white Burgundy wine made from 100% Chardonnay, originating from the Les Butteaux climat in the Chablis appellation. The Wine Advocate awards it 91-92/100 and recommends drinking it between 2006 and 2012. The review describes a medium-bodied wine with apple and pear flavors, underlined by notes of creamy almond and saline minerality, featuring an ample texture and a long, expressive finish.
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- White
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Chablis
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Raveneau
- Parcelle / Cru
- Les Butteaux
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Chardonnay
Domaine Raveneau
Domaine François Raveneau is a family-run estate based in Chablis, in the Yonne department, dedicated to Chardonnay. It cultivates 10 hectares of vines, comprising plots classified as Chablis Grand Cru, Chablis Premier Cru, Chablis and Petit Chablis. The third generation, represented by cousins Isabelle and Maxime Raveneau, now runs the estate.
- Owner
- Isabelle et Maxime Raveneau
- Maître de chais
- Isabelle Raveneau
- Surface (ha)
- 10.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 45 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
The estate traces its origins back to 1948, when François Raveneau married Andrée Dauvissat and brought together the vineyards of both families. At that time, the couple practised mixed farming, as did many families in Chablis. François Raveneau became the first member of his family to produce and bottle his own wines. In the 1960s and 1970s, the estate expanded, against a backdrop of technical advances that, in particular, provided better protection against spring frosts. François Raveneau then devoted himself entirely to viticulture and acquired plots of land, including some in the Chablis grands crus. His son Jean-Marie joined the estate in 1978 after completing his studies. Bernard Raveneau, after gaining experience in the Burgundian wine trade, in turn joined his brother in 1995, when François retired. Isabelle Raveneau joined the estate in 2010, followed by Maxime Raveneau in 2017. Isabelle and Maxime Raveneau now run the family estate; Isabelle is responsible for winemaking, within an organisation where family members also help with work in the cellar and the vineyards. The estate vinifies grapes from its own vineyards and harvests them by hand; the wines are aged in barrels before bottling.
Les Butteaux
Butteaux is an officially recognized climat for the Chablis Premier Cru denomination, attached to the umbrella climat Montmains, along with Forêts. Located in the upper part of the slope above Forêts, it features south-east facing, well-ventilated slopes that create a relatively cool microclimate. The surface soils combine white and blue clays with large stones that promote drainage; the subsoil consists of Kimmeridgian marls, often shallow and locally in the form of large blocks.
- Vineyard commune
- Chablis
- Origin of the vineyard name
- The interprofession favors the local explanation derived from "butte" (knoll), the upper part of a hill. It also mentions, without considering them certain, the hypotheses of a settled place or an origin linked to the German dialect word "but", meaning "stump" and evoking a cleared forest.
- Exposure
- South-East
- Slope
- upper part of a sloping hillside
- Soil
- White and blue clays mixed with large draining stones; shallow soil.
- Subsoil and geology
- Shallow Kimmeridgian marls, locally present as large blocks.
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Estate holding in the vineyard (ha)
- 1.500000 ha
- Vineyard holding status
- Farmed and vinified by the estate; tenure system not specified
- Indicative vine age
- One third of the vines planted in the 1950s and two thirds in the early 1980s.
Histoire de la parcelle
Butteaux is among the climats classified as Premier Cru in accordance with the provisions of the decree of January 13, 1938. Its regulatory provenance was subsequently precisely attached to the parcel area of Chablis Premier Cru delimited by the INAO in 1978; the consolidated classification text notably cites the cadastral localities Les Bouts des Butteaux and Le Milieu des Butteaux. In the current organization of Chablis climats, Butteaux can be marketed under its own name or under that of the umbrella climat Montmains.
