Description
Domaine Soupé is a relatively new domaine in Chablis. Run by brothers Frédéric and Jean-Michel Soupé, they only recently started bottling. Although the domaine is new, the Soupé family have owned and farmed vineyards in Chablis for three generations. The brother’s maternal grandfather was the 71st grower to join the ‘La Chablisienne’ cooperative winery founded in 1923. Frédéric and Jean-Michel left the cooperative in 2018 to create their first vintage as Domaine Soupé.
Frédéric is responsible for the domaine’s winemaking, seeking to produce wines which reflect their site. He uses indigenous yeasts and temperature-controlled, stainless-steel fermentation to retain the freshness and purity of the fruit grown by his brother. The Chablis spends six months on its fine lees in stainless steel, creating additional texture, before being lightly filtered and bottled. The final wine displays lively notes of citrus and stone fruit, enhanced by bright acidity and a saline finish.
The 0.09-hectare parcel of Chablis Grand Cru ‘Les Preuses’ sits at the top of the slope, west of the Grand Cru hill. This westerly exposure ensures the vines receive the last hours of sunshine during the summer months. These vines are aged between 16 – 19 years old and are planted on a mix of Portlandian and Kimmeridgian limestone soils. The grapes are hand-harvested and begin fermentation in stainless steel tanks, before completing both alcoholic and malolactic fermentation in used oak 500-litre demi-muids. This ensures the oak is well integrated and lends texture without overpowering the wine.
The quality of Domaine Soupé’s vineyards has made them a rising star in Chablis, cementing them as ones to watch.
Bright yellow in colour, the nose is powerful with precise aromas of citrus and stone fruit married with subtle toasted notes. On the palate, it is richly textured with a marked minerality and a crystalline acidity carrying the pronounced flavours onto the long finish.