Domaine Jean Dauvissat is a rising voice in Chablis — a family estate that combines heritage with thoughtful evolution, crafting wines of clarity, structure, and quiet precision. Based in the village of Beine, just outside Chablis, the domaine is now in the hands of Jean Dauvissat, who represents the seventh generation of winemakers in the family. His approach is rooted in tradition, but refined by a growing sensitivity to organic viticulture and site expression — producing Chablis that is not flashy, but finely drawn.

The estate cultivates approximately 22 hectares across Petit Chablis, Chablis, and several Premier Cru sites, including Vaillons, Montmains, and Côte de Léchet. The soils are classically Kimmeridgian — fossil-rich limestone and clay — which lend the wines their hallmark tension and marine salinity. Farming is carried out with sustainable and increasingly organic methods, and yields are carefully controlled to favor concentration and precision. Harvesting is done by hand across the top parcels, and each site is vinified separately to preserve its identity.

In the cellar, Jean Dauvissat practices a restrained and natural approach. Fermentation occurs in stainless steel, with long lees ageing — often 12 to 18 months — to add depth and texture without sacrificing definition. Some cuvées may see a brief passage in used oak barrels, used not for flavor, but for breath and integration. The resulting wines are pure and focused, with a sense of verticality that mirrors the limestone slopes from which they come.

The wines are Chablis in their most classical and confident form. Citrus, green apple, and chalk unfold in the village wines; the Premier Crus offer more structure, layering floral lift, flint, and oyster shell over a core of firm acidity. The textures are sleek, the finishes long and saline. These are not wines made for flash, but for reflection — precise, mineral, and deeply rooted in place.

What defines Domaine Jean Dauvissat is its commitment to authentic Chablis — not reinterpreted, but revealed. Jean’s wines are crafted with patience and restraint, shaped more by soil and season than by stylistic intent. They offer a quiet fidelity to terroir, delivered with the humility of a winemaker who listens before he speaks.

Domaine Jean Dauvissat is for those who seek purity without compromise — wines of limestone and light, structured for age, and alive with the energy of northern Burgundy’s windswept slopes.