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                         The precious vieilles vignes wines


                        Founded in 1814, J. Moreau & Fils is one of the oldest wine houses in Chablis.
                  It vinifies the equivalent of a 250-hectare estate and encompasses several paradoxes:
               Working with volume and bespoke plot selection, stainless steel and oak, delicacy and power.



                     The vine is at the heart of the plot selection   without sapping all their energy. They grow   The vines draw nourishment from the limestone
                     overseen by our talented winemaker Lucie   in soil that encourages the roots to go very   colluvium at Saint-Bris-le-Vineux, southeast of
                     Depuydt, who has forged long-term partnerships   deep allowing them to withstand episodes   Chablis. Their deep roots allow them to resist
                     with more than 30 growers spanning some   of drought.  drought well. The vines continue to produce
                     200 plots.                 Given the octogenarian status of the vines,   enough nice grapes to make a single cuvée.
                     Among them, two growers cultivate some   the wine is specially aged to bring out its   Lucie makes this Aligoté the same way as a
                     very old vines, which make up village and   aromatic depth. It is partially aged on lees   great Chardonnay, with alcoholic fermentation
                     Bourgogne Aligoté appellations, and which   in barrels that have been previously used   in 400-liter barrels that have been used for
                     were planted by their forebears in the 1930s   for between two to five wines, while the   four previous years to moderate the degree
                     and 40s. These treasured plots produce   rest is aged on lees in the vat. Then the two   of oak. Ageing on lees helps to protect and
                     exceptional fruit which is vinified separately   are blended and used to enrich the Chablis   nourish the wine.
                     to bring out all its potential.  Veilles Vignes J. Moreau & Fils.  Once malolactic fermentation is complete,
                     The Chardonnay vines, planted in 1939 at   As for the superb plots of Bourgogne Aligoté,   work in the cellar consists of overseeing
                     Chemilly-sur-Serein (10km from Chablis) on   they were planted in 1929 and 1933, at a time   these two young wines for 10-12 months until
                     Kimmeridgian limestone, are treated with   when the wine was destined for everyday   their outstanding personality is fully honed.
                     utmost care so they can produce grapes   family consumption.



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