Jérémy Arnaud ‘Les Veuillots - Bois’ Bourgogne Blanc 2022
Location: France, Burgundy
Winemaker: Jérémy Arnaud
Grapes: Chardonnay
Soils: marl-limestone
Les Veuillots - Bois: Normally Jérémy makes one wine per plot, but from 'Les Veuillots' he makes 3 different wines, only the maturing process differs. Les Veuillots is a family plot of 1.7 hectares and has an enormous plant density. With an exposure to the south and a marl-limestone soil it is a special vineyard. Jérémy decided to make 3 different wines from it, the difference is in the maturation: stainless steel, cement egg or a wooden barrel. This is the 'Bois' version, matured in wooden barrels. The used barrels of 228 liters give the wine more complexity and refinement, also something creamy. 'Well integrated' say the experts.
From us at M&L: Jérémy Arnaud is a new producer coming from a winemaking family in Chablis. Having taken an interest in becoming a vigneron fairly late in his education, once the wine bug caught he instantly threw himself into as many different apprenticeships as he could as well as pursuing a formal education at oenology school. He has started out with his own tiny domaine in 2016, tending to just .55 hectares, including a 40-year-old plot of vines in Vau de Vey, a Premier Cru climat running south from the Beine valley with particularly steep hillsides comprised of Kimmeridgian marl. Jérémy farms with grace and precision cultivating grass between the rows, harvesting by hand, with minimal work in the cellar.
From the Importer Jeffrey Alpert Selections:Jérémy Arnaud is keen to let his audience know that just because he has an education in oenology does not mean that he produces “oenologists’ wines.” Far from it indeed, the young vigneron instead is committed to erasing all practices that risk the “origins of the wine or the typicality of a vintage.” Even though he was raised in a winemaking family (Domaine La Marquise in Chablis), it was not clear at all to Jérémy that he would follow in the steps of his family. As a young teenager, he struggled to a course of study that compelled him, and eventually decided to attend the Lycée Viticole in Beaune. That is where the light went on for Jérémy: he thrived in the classroom—both in his practical and theoretical courses—and developed an insatiable hunger to learn as much as possible; after graduating in the top of his class, Jérémy worked at various domaines and cooperatives throughout Burgundy and beyond, thereby allowing himself an invaluable experimental education of (biodynamic, organic, and conventional) farming and cellar practices. Production at the domaine began in 2017. Jérémy has increased his holdings from 0.5 hectares to just under 3 hectares today. He produces only three cuvées: a Petit Chablis (“Sur Priault”) and two Premier Cru cuvées. His Premier Cru “Vau de Vey” marks the beginning of his adventure as a vigneron. A prized site indeed, this 0.48 hectare plot sits on the left bank of the Serein. The plot’s marked steepness makes any mechanical presence virtually impossible.
Location: France, Burgundy
Winemaker: Jérémy Arnaud
Grapes: Chardonnay
Soils: marl-limestone
Les Veuillots - Bois: Normally Jérémy makes one wine per plot, but from 'Les Veuillots' he makes 3 different wines, only the maturing process differs. Les Veuillots is a family plot of 1.7 hectares and has an enormous plant density. With an exposure to the south and a marl-limestone soil it is a special vineyard. Jérémy decided to make 3 different wines from it, the difference is in the maturation: stainless steel, cement egg or a wooden barrel. This is the 'Bois' version, matured in wooden barrels. The used barrels of 228 liters give the wine more complexity and refinement, also something creamy. 'Well integrated' say the experts.
From us at M&L: Jérémy Arnaud is a new producer coming from a winemaking family in Chablis. Having taken an interest in becoming a vigneron fairly late in his education, once the wine bug caught he instantly threw himself into as many different apprenticeships as he could as well as pursuing a formal education at oenology school. He has started out with his own tiny domaine in 2016, tending to just .55 hectares, including a 40-year-old plot of vines in Vau de Vey, a Premier Cru climat running south from the Beine valley with particularly steep hillsides comprised of Kimmeridgian marl. Jérémy farms with grace and precision cultivating grass between the rows, harvesting by hand, with minimal work in the cellar.
From the Importer Jeffrey Alpert Selections:Jérémy Arnaud is keen to let his audience know that just because he has an education in oenology does not mean that he produces “oenologists’ wines.” Far from it indeed, the young vigneron instead is committed to erasing all practices that risk the “origins of the wine or the typicality of a vintage.” Even though he was raised in a winemaking family (Domaine La Marquise in Chablis), it was not clear at all to Jérémy that he would follow in the steps of his family. As a young teenager, he struggled to a course of study that compelled him, and eventually decided to attend the Lycée Viticole in Beaune. That is where the light went on for Jérémy: he thrived in the classroom—both in his practical and theoretical courses—and developed an insatiable hunger to learn as much as possible; after graduating in the top of his class, Jérémy worked at various domaines and cooperatives throughout Burgundy and beyond, thereby allowing himself an invaluable experimental education of (biodynamic, organic, and conventional) farming and cellar practices. Production at the domaine began in 2017. Jérémy has increased his holdings from 0.5 hectares to just under 3 hectares today. He produces only three cuvées: a Petit Chablis (“Sur Priault”) and two Premier Cru cuvées. His Premier Cru “Vau de Vey” marks the beginning of his adventure as a vigneron. A prized site indeed, this 0.48 hectare plot sits on the left bank of the Serein. The plot’s marked steepness makes any mechanical presence virtually impossible.
Location: France, Burgundy
Winemaker: Jérémy Arnaud
Grapes: Chardonnay
Soils: marl-limestone
Les Veuillots - Bois: Normally Jérémy makes one wine per plot, but from 'Les Veuillots' he makes 3 different wines, only the maturing process differs. Les Veuillots is a family plot of 1.7 hectares and has an enormous plant density. With an exposure to the south and a marl-limestone soil it is a special vineyard. Jérémy decided to make 3 different wines from it, the difference is in the maturation: stainless steel, cement egg or a wooden barrel. This is the 'Bois' version, matured in wooden barrels. The used barrels of 228 liters give the wine more complexity and refinement, also something creamy. 'Well integrated' say the experts.
From us at M&L: Jérémy Arnaud is a new producer coming from a winemaking family in Chablis. Having taken an interest in becoming a vigneron fairly late in his education, once the wine bug caught he instantly threw himself into as many different apprenticeships as he could as well as pursuing a formal education at oenology school. He has started out with his own tiny domaine in 2016, tending to just .55 hectares, including a 40-year-old plot of vines in Vau de Vey, a Premier Cru climat running south from the Beine valley with particularly steep hillsides comprised of Kimmeridgian marl. Jérémy farms with grace and precision cultivating grass between the rows, harvesting by hand, with minimal work in the cellar.
From the Importer Jeffrey Alpert Selections:Jérémy Arnaud is keen to let his audience know that just because he has an education in oenology does not mean that he produces “oenologists’ wines.” Far from it indeed, the young vigneron instead is committed to erasing all practices that risk the “origins of the wine or the typicality of a vintage.” Even though he was raised in a winemaking family (Domaine La Marquise in Chablis), it was not clear at all to Jérémy that he would follow in the steps of his family. As a young teenager, he struggled to a course of study that compelled him, and eventually decided to attend the Lycée Viticole in Beaune. That is where the light went on for Jérémy: he thrived in the classroom—both in his practical and theoretical courses—and developed an insatiable hunger to learn as much as possible; after graduating in the top of his class, Jérémy worked at various domaines and cooperatives throughout Burgundy and beyond, thereby allowing himself an invaluable experimental education of (biodynamic, organic, and conventional) farming and cellar practices. Production at the domaine began in 2017. Jérémy has increased his holdings from 0.5 hectares to just under 3 hectares today. He produces only three cuvées: a Petit Chablis (“Sur Priault”) and two Premier Cru cuvées. His Premier Cru “Vau de Vey” marks the beginning of his adventure as a vigneron. A prized site indeed, this 0.48 hectare plot sits on the left bank of the Serein. The plot’s marked steepness makes any mechanical presence virtually impossible.