Patrick Piuze has crossed paths and worked alongside renowned names such as Chapoutier, Olivier Leflaive in Puligny, and eventually settled in Chablis, "the region that welcomed me, where I founded my family, and allowed me to express my passion: creating wines," as he asserts. He then established his own négociant house in 2008. Acting as a true advisor, despite not owning the vineyards himself, he builds long-lasting trust with numerous winemakers.
He meticulously selects the finest plots from the Chablis vineyard, primarily planted with old vines, to harvest high-quality Chardonnays!
Preferring primarily the purchase of grapes, he offers a varied range of wines ranging from Chablis to Chablis Grand Cru, including eleven Chablis Premier Cru. Through his creations, Patrick Piuze always strives to capture the authentic essence of Chablis, highlighting its various terroirs and microclimates. Chardonnay proves to be an excellent conveyer of the diversity of these soils. Each terroir gives birth to unique wines, hence our desire to specify their origin on our labels, such as Chablis terroir of Chablis, Chablis Premier Cru Forêt, Chablis Grand Cru Clos...
Chablis is the northernmost designation of Burgundy, made exclusively from Chardonnay (Burgundy white wines), on 4,800 ha around the town of Chablis. Chablis includes 7 Chablis Grands Crus, 40 Chablis Premiers Crus, then Chablis AC and Petit Chablis AC. The climate is continental, and the risks of spring frost, enemy of the vines, are a real problem in this region. Heaters, water sprinkles, electric heating wires are widely used techniques to counter frosts in this area. The limestone soils are from Kimmeridgian times and contains oyster shell fossils that gives to Chablis wines their own minerality and purity. Notes of chalk and flint, nice liveliness and aromas of citrus, apple and white flowers that evolve towards cut hay, spices and dried fruits are the characteristics of these Chablils wines that have a great aging potential. The main producers are Vincent Dauvissat, Raveneau, William Fèvre…
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