Four miles north west of Chablis within the town of Lignorelles is Domaine Roland Lavantureaux.  Established in 1978, Roland has recently turned the property of over into the hands of his very capable sons.  Arnaud is in charge of the vineyards and cellar, while David takes the lead in marketing and sales.  Since joining the family operation, the young Arnaud and David have shown remarkable ambition and precision in their work ethic: they have increased the family holdings to twenty-one hectares, adding single-vineyard cuvées while constantly striving for more complexity and layered texture in the mineral-driven beauties they produce.  

Pairing: Grilled fish with some mushroom, or butter sauce

Grape: Chardonnay (40 years old vines)

• Mostly fermented in barrels and a small part in stainless steel
• 85% of wine is aged in barrels that are 3 to 5 years old and 15% of the wine is aged in new oak

Viticulture: Lutte Raisonnée

Soil: Clay, Limestone (Kimmeridgian)