François Raveneau
The domaine was founded in Chablis in the late 1940s, when François Raveneau brought together parcels from two historic families of the appellation. Management passed to his sons Bernard and Jean-Marie, and the estate remains around nine hectares, with parcels in the grand crus Les Clos, Valmur and Blanchot and the premier crus Montée de Tonnerre, Montmains, Butteaux, Forêts and Vaillons.
The winery’s approach is deliberately conservative: aging in used barrels, including the traditional 132-litre feuillette casks of Chablis, with no new oak. The aim is not to add character but to allow slow oxygenation.
The result is taut, restrained wines in their youth that open up over long periods. Stored under controlled conditions, with traceable provenance.