Today, he has three premier crus on the right bank of the Serein river, Fourchaume, Mont de Milieu and Montée de Tonnerre. He also rents parcels that he farms entirely himself.
After winemaking school he started to vinify this tiny parcel and has slowly acquired small parcels of village vineyards and a lot of Petit Chablis land. He started with a small half hectare parcel of Petit Chablis from his family and made a run for it. Less than 10% of the wines see cellar aging in neutral oak barrels, providing a little textural and structural contrast to the bristly energy of stainless steel.
Sebastien vinifies and ages wine overwhelmingly in stainless steel, as is the general practice of the region. What makes Sebastien’s wines so great? Well, as is the case in Chablis, it’s not the winemaking, which is pretty standard for the region, as the goal here is never to showcase cellar prowess, but rather the nature of the vineyard. That happened because he was also gifted with a good bit of moxie and a cranking work ethic, which will you get far anywhere. That’s how a young kid gifted just a couple of acres of average vineyard land in Chablis could rise up seemingly out of nowhere to make brilliant wine from the three most heralded Premier Crus in the region. While known for its stolid rigidity, France’s wine culture still allows for a lot of mobility. We love his wines, but we also love him, the ultimate underdog. Sebastien Christophe is our budding superstar from Chablis.
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