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Winemaker: Francis Boudin
Each bottle of Boudin Chablis captures the essence of the unique, chalky terroir of Chablis so completely that each sip seems like a mirror image of soil, vine and sun.
What makes winemaker Francis Boudin’s vineyards unique is that he resisted the fashionable trend to replant his older Chablis vines in the late 1950s and 1980s (following frosts in those years) with high-yielding, “modern” clones, as many other producers did. These clones often deliver Chablis with a slightly exotic fruit character, which is OK if you’re heading to Hawaii—but not when you’re expecting vibrant Chablis.
Each of Boudin’s older vines pulls endless energy straight from the “mother rock,” or the chalky, fossil-rich Kimmeridgian soils of Chablis. These soils contribute the citrus spark and the stony kick we've come to expect (and certainly enjoy) in Boudin's older-vine cuvées.
Boudin’s limited premier cru, “L’Homme Mort,” is a lieu-dit of
“Fourchaume” and located north of the village of Chablis, closer to
Maligny. This lieu-dit is one of the better exposed portions of the
vineyard. Stony, very chalky soils give this very rare wine impressive
depth and complexity. All of Boudin's wines are harvested by hand (rare for Chablis, as close to 90% of the appellation harvests by machine), raised completely in tank (no new barrels) and bottled unfiltered.