Domaine Laroche Reserve Chardonnay 2024

Domaine Laroche is one of the historic names of Chablis, with a winemaking heritage closely connected to the region and its celebrated Chardonnay vineyards. The estate manages approximately 90 hectares of vines across some of Chablis’ most distinguished crus, producing wines that reflect the purity, minerality and precision associated with northern Burgundy. At the heart of Domaine Laroche is the Obédiencerie, an ancient monastery whose historic cellars date back to the ninth century and remain an important part of the estate’s winemaking identity. Domaine Laroche continues to vinify and mature its Premier Cru and Grand Cru wines within these remarkable cellars, preserving a direct connection between its modern wines and more than a thousand years of local viticultural history. Beyond Chablis, Laroche has extended its Chardonnay expertise to carefully selected vineyards in the South of France, particularly cooler and higher-altitude sites where the variety can retain freshness and natural acidity. Its southern wines are crafted at La Chevalière, where Burgundian winemaking knowledge is applied to the distinctive climates and soils of regions such as Limoux, the Orb Valley and the Cévennes foothills. Laroche Chardonnay Réserve represents this meeting of Burgundian experience and southern French terroir, using Chardonnay from selected Limoux plots and partial barrel maturation to create greater structure and complexity.