E&E Vocoret

Since inheriting 5ha of vines at the end of 2012, husband-and-wife team Édouard and Eleni Vocoret have established themselves among the leading artisanal domaines in Chablis.

Continually pushing the quality of their organic farming, Édouard and Eleni are experimenting with tressage, the laborious practice of braiding the vine canopy popular among the Côte d’Or’s most progressive growers. It has been a great success – they now find their fruit ripens earlier and offers greater intensity – and, along with natural yeast fermentations and skilful winemaking, has enabled them to fashion wines that combine vibrant mineral energy with impressive concentration of fruit.

Most producers in the region blend their village-level plots together, but the Vocorets have always separated them into single-parcel Chardonnays that express a real sense of place.

'Le Bas de Chapelot' is a parcel of 40-year-old vines beneath 1er Cru ‘Montée de Tonnerre’; ‘En Boucheran’ comes from three tiers of vines between ‘La Forêt’ and ‘Vaillons’; and ‘Les Pargues’ is a site neighbouring 1er Cru ‘La Forêt’. Their 1er Cru 'Les Butteaux' – from a 0.3ha portion in the upper part of the lieu-dit – has the complexity and age-ability only found in the region's top wines.

With a roster of prestigious 1er and Grand Cru sites (including the fabled ‘Le Clos’) set to join the range from the 2023 vintage, there is no doubt the Vocorets will continue to build on their already stellar reputation for decades to come.

Vin de France NV (Chablis ‘Le Bas de Chapelot’ 2021)
From the brilliant 2021 vintage, but bottled as VdF due to Burgundian red tape. Gorgeous white peach and crushed rock scents, with a long, saline finish.

Chablis ‘En Boucheran’ 2022 (£48/£98)
From vines on yellow marl soils between ‘Forêt’ and ‘Vaillons’.
Fleshy yellow fruit and chamomile spice lifted by earthy minerality. Lovely texture.

Chablis ‘Les Pargues’ 2022 (£48/£98)
A prime southerly site neighbouring 1er Crus ‘Butteaux’ and ‘Forêt’.
Citrus zest, struck match, and wet stone. Crisp, vibrant, and classically Chablisien.

Chablis ‘Les Butteaux’ 1er Cru 2022 (£78)
From a steep, limestone-rich 0.3ha site.
Deep and perfumed – stone fruit, jasmine, and oyster shells, alongside a satiny texture.

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