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Awards, Ratings & Reviews
92 - 95 / 100 Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy
2022 Vintage | Tasted: Jun 2023
16.5 / 20 Jancis Robinson
2022 Vintage | Tasted: Jan 2024 | When to drink: 2026 to 2030
About This Wine
This White Wine is described as Green and Flinty. It is suggested to pair with Shellfish, Crab and Lobster. With shellfish, you can think of the wine as a squeeze of lemon.
The vineyard is located at the very western end of the Grands Crus area, at altitudes ranging from 130 to 170 m on fairly deep marl and clay terrain with a southwest exposure. On the palate, this appellation’s wines are often very full and rich.
Winemaking involves 50-60% fermented in french oak barrels and the rest in stainless steel vats. The ageing process consists of 14 or 15 months of maturation, of which 5 to 6 months on fine lees in french oak barrels, for 50 to 60% of the harvest. The end of maturation occurs in stainless steel vats.
Tasting Notes
Rich bouquet with intense mineral notes. Full and round, yet firm and massive on the palate.
About the Winery
Domaine William Fèvre is one of the more prestigious of the Chablis houses and, despite its relative youth, is reputed to produce some of the finest expressions of Chardonnay from the north of Burgundy. The domaine holdings cover a wide range of vineyards, including numerous grand and premier cru Chablis sites.
The Fèvre family has been in Chablis for 250 years, but the domaine itself wasn't established by William Fèvre until 1959. William Fèvre himself sold the eponymous business in 1998 to Maisons et Domaines Henriot. The domaine was acquired in 2022 (via a merger with Henriot) by luxury group Artémis Domaines. In 2023, it was reported that Artémis was in talks to hand over ownership of Fèvre to Domaines Barons de Rothschild Lafite. The move was formally announced in early 2024.
Today, Domaine William Fèvre owns around 76 hectares (190 acres) in Chablis, 15 hectares (37 acres) of which are in Grand Cru vineyards including Les Clos, Vaudésir, Bougros and Preuses. This variety of plots gives a complete and full profile of wines – for example, those from Bougros are typically full-bodied and rounded, while those from Vaudésir are more lively, fresh and floral.
Historically, the wines were all aged in new oak, although more recently William Fèvre has changed to the use of barrels that are, on average, five years old, allowing for the quintessential Chablis freshness and minerality to shine through. Harvesting is all done by hand, with rigorous sorting for the premier and grand cru parcels. Fèvre has used Diam agglomerated cork closures since 2005 to counter the issue of premature oxidation which has long been a problem in Burgundy's white wines.
Specifications
- Vintage: 2022
- Grape Variety: Chardonnay
- Region: Chablis Grand Cru Bougros / Chablis Grand Cru / Chablisien / Burgundy / France
- Classification: Grand Cru
- Fermentation: 50-60% fermented in french oak barrels and the rest in stainless steel vats
- Maturation: 14 or 15 months of maturation, of which 5 to 6 months on fine lees in french oak barrels
- Vineyard / Geo info: Altitudes 130 to 170 m on fairly deep marl and clay terrain with a southwest exposure
- Alcohol: 13%
- Sweetness: Dry
- Ownership: Henriot family
- Closure: Cork
- Drinking Window: 2025-2040
