Regnard - Grand Regnard - Chablis

One of the oldest and prestigious Burgundy domaines, Maison Régnard was established in 1860 by Zéphir Régnard, and is one of the only Chablis wineries that has all its cellars in the historic centre of the town. Bought by Baron Patrick de Ladoucette, of Loire winemaking fame, in 1984, the focus has since been on improving the style and typicity of the wines, which are now found on the best dining tables around the world.

The Maison produces seven of the Chablis Grand Cru (Les Clos, Bourgos, Blanchots, Grenouilles, Preuses, Valmur and Vaudésir), five Chablis Premier Cru (Fourchaume, Montmains, Vaillons, Montée de Tonnerre et Mont de Milieu) and a Chablis and Petit Chablis, as well as exceptional wines such as Le Grand Régnard.

Created in 1992, Le Grand Régnard is a special cuvée designed to reflect the truest expression of the Maison Régnard style each vintage. Similar to the Champagne model, Le Grand Régnard is a blend of 30-year-old vines, with fruit taken from the best parcels of Chablis. The wine is bottled in a traditional 17th century bottle to reflect those used by the ancestors of the family, with a distinctive and unique bulbous shape. A truly individual style of Chablis offering complexity and richness, whilst retaining bright acidity and the purest expression of fruit that the best parcels in the region have to offer.

Chablis lies further north than the rest of Burgundy, located about halfway between Beaune and Paris; it’s actually not all that far from Champagne. The wines here – exclusively whites from Chardonnay – differ in style from other white Burgundies: they tend towards steeliness and flintiness.