100% Chardonnay from a single vineyard with vines ranging in age from 32-48 years old. Bottled only in the finest years. This is a more textural and strikingly deep wine. From soils rich in brown clay and Kimmeridgian limestone with a south/south west aspect. Lots of ammonite fossils can be found here. This is the richest of the three single vineyard sites, yet still finishes very fresh and mineral. More 'Meursault' to Gueules de Loup's Chablis. If it was a Chablis it might be a Valmur.
"(from 32-48 year old vines planted in Kimmeridgian soils that were previously included in the Corps de Garde; the vinification and élevage are exactly the same). Here the slightly riper nose is actually quite similar to that of the Gueules de Loup if perhaps not quite as elegant as this is an overtly powerful and concentrated effort where the flavors possess an abundance of dry extract on the mouth coating, robust and impressively intense finish. This is a big Bourgogne but the quality is nothing short of amazing." 90 points, drink 2013+, Allen Meadows, Burghound.com, Issue 44.