Gérard Duplessis (domaine)

Information

Description

Domaine Duplessis was founded in 1895 and has been passed down from father to son ever since.
Lilian is today the 5th generation of Duplessis. He studied at the Lycée viticole de Beaune from 1994 to 1999, and held numerous positions in several Burgundy estates. These various experiences have enabled him to extend his know-how to methods other than those of Chablis only.
With this technical background, he returned to the Estate in 2000 to work with his father Gérard. When Gérard retired in 2007, Lilian took over the family business, which then covered 7 hectares, and gradually expanded it to reach the current surface of 10 hectares.
Lilian then decided to convert the Domaine, already very virtuous and respectful of the environment, to organic farming. It obtained organic certification in 2013.
Very rigorous in his work in the vineyards and in the cellar, Lilian strives to create the most natural cuvées possible, in particular by reducing the use of sulfur to the minimum necessary during the vinification cycle. Of the 9 cuvées marketed by the Domaine, 3 are vinified for 12 to 15 months without adding oak: Petit Chablis, Chablis and Premier Cru Vaugiraut. The 6 other Crus, including the Grand Cru "Les Clos", are aged for 12 months in stainless steel tanks and 6 months in barrels, of which only 10% are new. The idea is to give the wines a beautiful complexity through micro-oxygenation, without losing the tension and minerality that characterize Chablis wines.

Appellation

Chablis Premier Cru AOP

Région viticole

Bourgogne

Country

France

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Production mode

Year of certification

2014

Quality approach

None

Packaging

Glass bottle

Product type

Still wine

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Distribution networks

Current customer(s) type

Café / Hotel / Restaurant

Caviste

Importateur

Current countries

Allemagne

Australie

Belgique

Chine

Danemark

Espagne

Finlande

France

Hong-Kong

Italie

Japon

Monaco

Norvège

Nouvelle-Zélande

Pologne

Royaume-Uni

République Tchèque

Suisse

Suède

Thaïlande

Ukraine

États-Unis

Type of target customer(s)

Cafe / Hotel / Restaurant

Wine merchant

Importer

Target country(ies)

Austria

Greece

Ireland

Poland

Taiwan

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Website

Visit the Domaine Gérard Duplessis website

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Main contact

First name

LILIAN

Name

DUPLESSIS