Chablis 1er Cru – Les Fourneaux
| Designation | Chablis |
| Vineyard Size | 3 hectares (6.6 acres) |
| Soil type | The vineyard is planted on calcareous & limestone slopes called Kimmeridgian. |
| Vine varieties | 100% Chardonnay |
| Planting density | - |
| Average vine age | - |
| Vine growing conditions | - |
| Pruning method | - |
| Grape harvesting | Premier Cru Les Fourneaux parcel is handpicked, like all our Premiers Crus and Grands Crus. |
| Vinification | We generally start picking in these parcels first because the grapes ripen earlier thanks to their exposure to a warmer sun and to the stones that cover the field, re-flecting by night the sun heat accumulated during the day. Once the juices are in stainless steel tanks, they first go through a 100% alcoholic fermentation activated with indigenous yeasts for 15-18 days at low temperature (18°C) then through a 100% ma-lolactic fermentation thanks to natural bacteria at 20°C for a few months. |
| Maturing | After a racking manipulation to take out the gross lees, the wine ages in tank on fine lees for at least 6 months with a pumping over on a weekly basis. Then it is fined before a cold filtra-tion and bottling. This last part is done tank by tank, the rest of the wine remaining in tank for at least 1 year. |