William Fèvre
Chablis Grand Cru Bougros Côte Bouguerots - Domaine 2022
Chablis Grand Cru
Domaine William Fèvre Bougros is a powerful Grand Cru from the steepest slope in Chablis, with a gradient nearing 45 degrees. The domaine tends to 49% of the cru, including 2.11 hectares in the lieu-dit Côtes Bouguerots. The vineyard, planted mostly in the 1950s and ’60s, sits on shallow soils that naturally restrict yields, creating a more complex wine. The wine undergoes an extended 14- to 15-month elevage, with about half of it spending time on the lees in old French oak barrels (averaging 6 years old), adding structure and depth to this exceptional wine.
Vineyard
Bougros sits on the western edge of the hill at the foot of the Grand Cru hill. Fèvre’s parcels in the Côtes Bouguerots lie on very steep slopes close to the river. While that proximity increases frost risk, it also maintains freshness during the summers. Shallow soils naturally limit yields.
Vintage
Tasting Note
A powerful and dense structure with pleasant roundness contains a complex, mineral wine.
Food Pairing
Grilled seafood or chicken in a cream sauce. And, as always, oysters.
WINEMAKING
Fèvre vinifies all its Grand Cru wines similarly to allow the terroir to express itself in the wine. A gravity-flow winery avoids pumping and native yeasts ferment the wine. Malolactic conversion is allowed. 50-60% ages on the lees for 5-6 months in old French oak barrels, the rest in stainless steel. The wine spends a further 9 months in stainless steel before bottling 14-15 months after harvest.
Color
White
Blend %
100% Chardonnay
Appellation
Chablis Grand Cru
Farming
Organic, Biodynamic
Alcohol
12.5%
Suggested Retail Price
$239
Reviews
Wine Enthusiast - October 1, 2025 "A kiss of floral perfume overlays fresh, pure orchard fruit and firm stone, creating an elegant and sultry nose. The palate is precise and full bodied, with an intense wash of acidity, florals, and salinity that refreshes and defines. Stunning now, this wine will show even greater complexity after 2028. Cellar Selection."
Burghound - October 10, 2024 "This is the coolest and most restrained of this group of 2022s with its elegant aromas of prominent mineral reduction, lemon-lime, spice and oyster shell. There is almost painful intensity to the stony and strikingly well-detailed larger-bodied yet still beautifully refined flavors that display huge length on the impeccably well-balanced finale. Like the Preuses, this is very classy and clearly built to repay extended keeping."
Trade Materials
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Chablis 1er Cru Montmains - Domaine
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Fourchaum is situated on the opposite face of the hillside on which Grand Crus Les Preuses and Bougros sit. Fèvre’s holdings are on the eastern side of the vineyard, as close as one can get to the Grands Crus without crossing over. The soils resemble their storied neighbors and grow similarly powerful wines, perhaps with a shade more freshness.
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This cru takes its name from the "Mont de Lieu" as it was traditionally considered the delineation between Burgundy and Champagne. Because of its double exposure to the south and the southeast, it gets more sunshine than other Premiers Crus and develops aromas of candied fruit and hazelnuts with age.
