The Fèvres have roots that date back to 1745. Back then, the fear of frost was so great that the family actually turned down a Grand Cru vineyard purchase because the 4km horse ride was too long to reach the fruit if a cold snap took place.
Nowadays, organic viticulture has reinvigorated the family’s slopes on the right bank of the Serein River, where rabbits, deer, boar, and birds flit out from hedgerows that frame vines her forebears planted in Jurassic limestone.
The family owns some of the best premier cru vineyards in the area, and have for generations. Between Fourchaume and their 1er cru plot in Vaulorent, the Fèvre are treated to some of the best Chardonnay in all of Chablis. Savvy moves and a few strokes of good fortune have endowed them with 50 hectares sprinkled around the Serein’s right bank.