The Domaine de la Motte is also the story of the Michaut family. Since 1960, three generations of winegrowers have successfully produced Chablis wines that express the magnificent symbiosis of the terroirs – Kimmeridgian and Portlandian – and the Chardonnay grape.

Today, Adrien Michaut is at the helm of the Domaine, which now has 53 hectares of vines.
He works with rigour and passion, and is constantly seeking to awaken the senses and make wines that express the spirit of the Domaine: pure, dynamic and authentic.

Grape Variety: 100% Chardonnay

Soil : Clay-Limestone (Kimméridgien)

Surface: 5 hectares

Density: 5500 pieds/ha

Aspect : Left Bank, South / South-West facing

Age of vines : 40 years

The lieu-dit of Vau-Ligneau is one of Chablis’ more recent promotees to Premier Crus status, elevated for consistently producing superior quality wines. Chardonnay grapes are grown on 40 year old vines in Kimmeridgian soil with a south easterly exposure (giving a more mineral style than the Premier Cru Beauroy which comes from south / south westerly vineyards). A deep layer of white clay gives the wine length, finesse and elegance. In the winery, after pressing, gravity is utilised to gently separate the juice from the skins and pulp. 35% of the wine is fermented in 228 litre oak barrels, the rest in stainless steel (which undergoes malolactic fermentation for 5 weeks). The oaked proportion remains in barrel for 12 months.

Gentle citrus, sweet hay and toast on the nose, followed by taught minerality, savoury toast and more textural citrus flavours. A really neat, clean moreish Chablis with a lingering mineral finish.

Richer style of fish dishes, shellfish, chicken and creamy sauce.

James Suckling – 92 points

A mineral and balanced white showing lemons, grapefruit, coriander and salted almonds on the nose. Medium-bodied, creamy and gently nutty, with excellent freshness and a salty finish. Drink or hold.plenty of texture and intensity and just a touch of wood. Shows the ripeness of the vintage, but remains in balance.