Domaine Savary

In Maligny, a village well-poised between Paris and Dijon, just north of Chablis, Olivier Savary and his wife, Francine, have been vignerons since 1984. Though many of Olivier’s family members were vignerons, an unfortunate series of challenging harvests discouraged his parents from joining the family business. Chardonnay runs strongly through his veins, however, and Olivier pursued wine school in Dijon regardless of the fact that he would hav...

The Savarys have finally earned the recognition for their hard work, and are highly regarded in the appellation. The clay-limestone hillsides of the Kimmeridgian chain are excellent for growing dazzling, complex Chardonnay, also known here as “Beaunois.” However ideal the soil, Olivier brings his own brilliance to the table. The grapes from his vineyards throughout the Chablis appellation are blended into one fabulously complex village wine cu...

Petit Chablis:

• Alcoholic fermentation and malolactic fermentation occur in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks

• Wine is aged on fine lees

Chablis:

• Alcoholic fermentation and malolactic fermentation occur in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks

• Wine is aged on fine lees

Chablis “Vieilles Vignes”:

• Alcoholic and malolactic fermentation occur in 20% neutral oak barrels and 80% in stainless steel

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