by Disalto Admin | Jan 18, 2024 | Billaud-Simon, Others
ORIGIN: The name ‘Mont de Milieu’ makes reference to the defining characteristic of this hillside which previously marked a boundary between two points. On one side was the Chablis constituency (an area across which a Lord or town had the right to jurisdiction), at...
by Disalto Admin | Jan 18, 2024 | Billaud-Simon, Others
ORIGIN: Vaillons is derived from the term ‘vallon’, meaning ‘small valley’. The term ‘valson’ was also used previously. ‘Vaillons’ originates from the Latin vallis or valles meaning an ‘elongated area between two raised zones’.VARIETIES: 100% Chardonnay.VINIFICATION:...
by Disalto Admin | Jan 18, 2024 | Billaud-Simon, Others
ORIGIN: The origins of the name are not clear. It is probably derived from ‘la vallée de tous les désirs’ meaning ‘the valley of all desires’, eagerly awaited by wine lovers and winemakers each year. Whatever the case, it is certainly a very beautiful name for a wine...
by Disalto Admin | Jan 18, 2024 | Billaud-Simon, Others
ORIGIN: The name of this parcel has two possible origins. It could be derived from the ‘Vallée aux Meures’, with meures meaning ‘blackberries’ in ancient French. Brambles, or blackberry bushes, previously grew in this area. A second theory suggests that the name...
by Disalto Admin | Jan 18, 2024 | Billaud-Simon, Others
ORIGIN: This is the largest and undoubtedly the most renowned of the Chablis climats and is situated between Valmur, to the West, and Blanchots, to the East. Its exposure lends the wine its generous structure and strength. The term “Les Clos” surely makes...
