2021 Jeremy Arnaud Vau de Vey 'La Grande Chaume' Chablis Premier Cru, France Porter Creek We are in the hamlet

We are in the hamlet of Champvent

Honestly it’s incredible the ravishing simplicity of this nose – just crystalline fruit shavings

following an old recipe from an order of monks

All old vines

2021 Jeremy Arnaud Vau de Vey 'La Grande Chaume' Chablis Premier Cru, France Porter Creek We are in the hamletVau de Vey is a standout site on the left bank of the Serein, just outside the village of Beine. It translates roughly to valley of the vey, from the Latin vadum, meaning a ford or marshy place. That etymology tracks: a stream once flooded the valleys entrance, and its presence is still felt. This is a dramatic slope, southeast facing and steep enough (up to 50%) that mechanized farming is nearly impossible. So its handwork, all the way. The soils are