Val de Mer (Patrick Piuze)

  • Chablis, Burgundy, France
Val de Mer (Patrick Piuze)

Val de Mer is Patrick Piuze’s second winery, co-owned with Moutard-Diligent. The winemaking is very similar to his own, eponymous line: both are hand-harvested, both are spontaneously fermented, and the élèvage is the same  (used barrels for 1er Cru and Grand Cru and tanks on entry-level.)

However, there are distinct differences. The fruit for the Val de Mer wines does not come from the same vineyards. They are produced in a separate winery- Val de Mer is in Tonnerre- and is an above-ground cellar, so the wines take the temperature of the season during aging. Lastly, you could say that Val de Mer is a more traditional Chablis winery in the way that the wines are bottled, favoring broader representations of the vineyards. For Val de Mer, the entry level Villages wine is a blend, compared to Piuze where his Villages Chablis are bottled separately by village; and, where Piuze has a Vaillon 1er Cru “les Minots”- les Minots being the specific parcel- Val de Mer simply has a Vaillons 1er Cru.

 

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DB7309-NV
Sustainable
Val de Mer (Patrick Piuze) French Sparkling Brut Nature Rosé
NV
Pinot Noir
100% Pinot Noir fruit from the town of Tonnerre, located 10 miles from Chablis. The grapes are hand-harvested. After a short maceration on...
France

DB7308-NV
Sustainable
Val de Mer (Patrick Piuze) French Sparkling Non Dosé
NV
Chardonnay
100% Chardonnay, sourced from vines over 25 years of age in a vineyard planted on limestone and clay soils in the town of Tonnerre (10...
France

DB7304-21
Sustainable
Val de Mer (Patrick Piuze) Bourgogne Blanc
2021
Chardonnay
From fruit near the Chablis region (Tonnerre). Vinified and aged in stainless steel.  
France

DB7306-22
Sustainable
Val de Mer (Patrick Piuze) Chablis
2022
Chardonnay
From three parcels – Des Couverts (village of Chablis), Prehy (near Courgis), and Lignorelles. Fermented and aged in stainless steel.
France