Éric Chevalier Val de Loire Chardonnay 2020 ARBOIS the slow oxygenation through the

the slow oxygenation through the staves serving to both amplify and refine its character over time

the vines are still young at 15 to 20 years of age

tell an exciting and heroic story

The young vines are grown with a traditional alberello system and rest against a chestnut pole

overlain with limestone pebbles

Éric Chevalier Val de Loire Chardonnay 2020 ARBOIS the slow oxygenation through theric Chevalier is a rising star in the Nantais of the Loire Valley. For ten years, he sourced fruit for a large ngociant in the Touraine. In 2005, he decided to return to his hometown of Saint Philbert de Grandlieu, just southwest of Nantes, and ended up taking over the family domaine, Domaine de lAujardire, the next year. His father, a talented vigneron who did not bottle much of his wines and was well known as a high quality source of bulk wine, had