This Climat lies at the very western end of the Grands Crus area, at altitudes ranging from 130 to
170m on fairly deep marl and clay terrain with a southwest exposure. On the palate,
this appellation’s wines are often very full and rich.
• GRAPE VARIETY: 100% Chardonnay
• SOIL AND SUBSOIL OF CHABLIS: Chalky clay, marl, and marly limestone from the
Kimmeridgian era (the upper Jurassic geological period, 160-140 million years ago), rich
in minerals and oyster fossils, giving the mineral character typical of the wines of Chablis.
• SOIL AND SUBSOIL OF THE APPELLATION: Predominantly clay, with a deeper soil than
that of the “Côte Bouguerots”.
• SURFACE AND LOCALISATION OF THE APPELLATION: 12.62 hectares to the southwest
of the Côte des Grands Crus.
• SURFACE AND LOCATION OF OUR PARCELS: 6.23 hectares, ie 49% of the total
appellation, 4.12 ha of which lie in Bougros.