Description
On the left bank of the Serein, the 2023 Domaine William Fèvre Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons is a Burgundy white from France made entirely from Chardonnay within the Chablis Premier Cru appellation. William Fèvre declared the domaine’s first vintage in 1959, extending more than 250 years of family viticultural history in Chablis; since 2024, the estate has belonged to Domaines Barons de Rothschild Lafite, with Didier Séguier continuing as a key technical figure. Vaillons covers eight lieux-dits on the Côte des Vaillons, and Domaine William Fèvre works 3.65 hectares across twelve southeast-oriented plots, mainly in Vaillons, Châtains, Mélinots, and Roncières. The soils are limestone-rich, set over hard, compact, fissured Portlandian limestone above Kimmeridgian formations. Grapes are handled by gravity, pneumatically pressed, lightly settled, fermented in stainless steel, and aged for 18 months, with 25 percent spending five to six months on fine lees in French oak. The cuvée reinforces the domaine’s focus on parcel identity, Chablis hierarchy, and controlled élevage.