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Monts Damnés is one of Chavignol's warmest sites, a steep south-facing slope Gérard Boulay has farmed since 1982. The 2024 offers white and yellow fruit with mint, then fine acidity, ripe yellow fruit and saline notes on a stony finish.
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Close100% Sauvignon Blanc
Food pairings: Grilled fish, roast chicken, shellfish, and Crottin de Chavignol goat cheese.
Winemaking: The grapes are harvested by hand and the wine is fermented with indigenous yeasts, with no added yeast and little to no sulfur during vinification. It is aged on the lees, mainly in older oak barrels, with time in tank, so that the oak stays discreet.
Vineyards and terroir: Gérard Boulay began farming the steep Monts Damnés vineyard in 1982. His vines there average 45 years old, and the slope's reflective terres blanches soils, Kimmeridgian marl like that of Chablis, and its south-facing exposure make it one of the warmest sites in Chavignol. The vineyards are worked by hand and farmed organically.
Family and history: The Boulay family can trace its history as growers in Chavignol back to 1380, when land records name a Jean Boulay as owner of vines in the village. Gérard Boulay works by instinct in the cellar and tries not to interfere with the natural process.
In the pictures: Gérard Boulay walking his vineyards, and an old vine. Photos courtesy of Polaner Selections.
