Producer: Domaine Baudouin Millet
Wine: 2023 Petit Chablis. Certified High Environmental Value (HVE)
Varietal: 100% Chardonnay - stainless steel vats, no oak.
Vinification: Traditional vinification on fine lees in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats.
Color: Stunning pale gold hue with subtle green reflections.
Tasting Notes: On the nose, it’s vibrant and precise, with a delicate blend of minerality, floral notes, and understated fruit. The palate is smooth and expansive, balancing richness with a lively, refined tension, allowing its finely etched flavors to shine with elegance and generosity.
Food: Aperitif with seafood platter and grilled fish, shrimp tartar with lemon. Works wonderfully with a smoked salmon soufflé. Perfect pairing with red mullet with crispy capocollo and asparagus.
Cellaring: Drink now or cellar until 2027
Domaine Baudouin Millet
Tonnerre, Chablis
Domaine Millet is located in Tonnerre. Originally farming cereal and poultry on their Chablis farm, the Millet family started wine production in 1980. This family-owned estate is comprised of 32 acres on 4 of the 20 sites of the Chablis Appellation - Poilly, Viviers, Béru, Chichée. Today, the estate is run by Baudouin Millet.
In Chablis, the soil is a determining factor. Millions of years ago, the crushed remains of oyster shells fossilized and eventually became the unique soil that lies under the vineyards of Chablis. This specific soil gives Chablis its unique steely, crisp, refined and mineral character. Domaine Millet's aim is to interfere as little as possible with the natural ecology of the vineyard. There is no systematic treatment. The belief is that a healthy soil will produce healthier vines requiring less outside interference.
The vineyards of the Petit Chablis appellation lie on either side of the river Serein. This AOC was instituted in 1944. It is one of the jewels in the crown of the Chablis region which forms the “golden gate” to Bourgogne. A Chardonnay wine through and through, Petit Chablis has, in fact, nothing “little” about it.
Information by: Burgundy Wines
