Maison Regain
Chablis | Burgundy
Marie-Ange Robin was barely a toddler when her parents planted vines by hand in some of Chablis’ top premier cru and grand cru terroirs. Today her vines are some of the oldest in Chablis, prized for their concentrated flavors and aromas. These viticultural treasures form the base of the grand wines of Maison Regain, a new partnership between two of Chablis’ most formidable female talents, Marie-Ange and winemaker Lucie Depuydt of J. Moreau et Fils.
Marie-Ange Robin was the winemaker at Domaine Guy Robin et Fils, the fourth generation of her family to till the alabaster soils of Chablis. Her parents in the 1950s and 1960s planted the family’s vines, after a series of destructive frosts ran many a vine grower out of this northern wine region. Today Marie-Ange owns some of Chablis’ oldest vines, prized by winemakers for the intensely flavored and aromatic quality of their fruit.
After decades of successful harvests and world-class wines, Marie-Ange in 2025 decided it was time to retire. Yet she couldn’t sell her family’s land; she knew she had to preserve their labor and their gift, essentially, for wine lovers the world over. She contacted winemaker Lucie Depuydt, a friend since the early 2000s, and Maison Regain was born.
This unique partnership combines the older-vine fruit from Marie-Ange’s extensive premier cru and grand cru holdings with the serious cellar talents of Lucie Depuydt, who has been head winemaker and enologist at J. Moreau et Fils for nearly two decades. These compelling wines from Chablis’ most hallowed vineyards are beautifully terroir-transparent and thrilling through and through.
A “regain” (say: reh-gahn) is a traditional song cycle from the Chablis region, typically performed at harvest festivals. The house (maison) Regain is located in the center of Chablis, an 18th century villa with a 14th century wine cellar, ready for visitors to taste these new, exciting wines from two of Chablis’ top talents.
FARMING & WINEMAKING
Marie-Ange Robin practices sustainable farming for all her vineyard holdings, avoiding chemical treatments and following organic practices as much as vintage conditions allow. Some 80% of her family vineyards are planted with older vines; in fact, estate vines in grand cru ‘Blanchot’ are some of Chablis’ oldest, at 80 to 100 years old.
Grapes are harvested by hand by Marie-Ange’s team. Winemaker Lucie Depuydt vinifies the wines at the J.Moreau cellars as naturally as possible, with minimal sulfites added during fermentation or maturation. Wines are fermented in temperature-controlled tank on selected yeasts, and moved via gravity to oak barrel, depending on the wine, midway through fermentation; this exposes the wine to some oxygen and ensures fermentation finishes completely and cleanly.
Wines are aged on fine lees for at least one year, either in tank or oak barrel, and then moved to tank to settle before bottling, for a total of 18 months aging. No more than 20% new oak is used for any of the wines.
Chablis
Grower Marie-Ange Robin’s old vines sit at the top of the slope, between premier cru vineyards ‘Montmains’ and ‘Vaillons.’ This is the heart of Chablis! So much “basic” Chablis is grown from miles away from the appellation’s top vineyards, but this wine hails from the same soils as premier crus; it considers grand cru vineyards as its neighbors.
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Chablis 1er Cru 'Montée de Tonnerre'
Grower Marie-Ange Robin owns some seven acres in this excellent premier cru vineyard, that borders Chablis’ grand cru row. Soils are known as “millefeuille,” or many-layered, with white clay and fossilized oyster shells – very mineral.
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Chablis 1er Cru 'Vaillons'
Grower Marie-Ange Robin’s older vines in the southwestern end of premier cru ‘Vaillons’ deliver a broader, more fruity but no less refined Chablis wine. Here bright lemon pith mixes with poached white fruits a hint of white peach, plus the terroir kiss of crushed oyster shells.
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Chablis 1er Cru 'Montmains'
This vineyard across the river from Chablis’ grand cru row is perhaps the most faithful example of premier cru Chablis – mineral and fresh, with penetrating aromas and a full mouthful of sunny citrus fruit.
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Chablis Grand Cru 'Les Clos'
If there is a starting point of Chablis, ‘Les Clos’ is it – this is the hallowed spot where savvy growers first planted grape vines in Chablis. Full-bodied, sultry, expressive: ‘Les Clos’ is the reigning queen of Chablis. Grower Marie-Ange Robin’s older vines sit right in the middle of this legendary grand cru.
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Chablis Grand Cru 'Blanchot'
This peerless vineyard sits at the southern end of Chablis’ famous grand cru row, at the mouth of a valley; facing east, ‘Blanchot’ allows grapes to ripen slowly and fully, this extra time delivering a Chablis of incredible depth and complexity. Grower Marie-Ange Robin’s few vines here are some of the oldest in Chablis, many more than 100 years.
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Chablis Grand Cru 'Valmur'
A little more altitude, a little less soil, a whole lot more chalky energy and nervous energy comes in the bottle with ‘Valmur.’. Grower Marie-Ange Robin’s family cleared land near the forest line to plant their vines here in the 1950s and 1960s. A gorgeous wine to watch evolve over the years.
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Vine Grower: Marie-Ange Robin
Winemaker: Lucie Depuydt
Region: France • Burgundy • Chablis
Vineyard size: 50 acres
PRACTICING SUSTAINABLE FARMING
