
Domaine Hubert Lamy
A superior source for stylish Chardonnay, demonstrating that the Saint-Aubin appellation, which borders both Chassagne and Puligny, can attain similar sophistication and polish. Father, Hubert, committed himself to increasing vineyard quality and quantity, doubling the size of the domaine since 1973. Son, Olivier, has innovated in the cellar, using larger oak capacity (up to 600 litres) to encourage nuanced fruit expressions of these very mineral wines.
The domaine’s most intense premiers crus – elegant, aromatic En Remilly, honey-rich Clos de la Chatenière and dense but tensile Murgers Dents de Chien show off the diverse range of terroir character this village has to offer. Premier cru Les Frionnes, set further back into the arrière-côte, is cooler, lighter and more floral and can be approached earlier.
The Haute Densité bottlings come from vines planted up to 30,000 vines per hectare (the Burgundian norm being 10-12,000). This encourages very deep roots and smaller berries and makes for an almost painfully concentrated, mineral, intense wine. Complex and tightly-packed they are truly remarkable, but unfortunately they are only available in very small quantities.
Widely acknowledged as Saint-Aubin’s top winemaker, Olivier has become an international star.
General information
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Country
France
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Region
Saint-Aubin, Burgundy
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Total holdings
18.5ha
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Winemaker
Olivier Lamy
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Established
1973
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Cultivation
Lutte raisonée
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Website
Wines produced
Wine | Grapetype(s) | Vine age | Soil type | Vineyard area |
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Bourgogne blanc Les Chataigners | Chardonnay | Planted 1990 | - | 1.1ha |
Santenay 1er cru blanc Clos des Gravières | Chardonnay | Planted 1966 & 2011 | - | 0.38ha |
Saint-Aubin La Princée | Chardonnay | Planted 1985 & 2000 | - | 3ha |
Saint-Aubin 1er cru Frionnes | Chardonnay | Planted 1935, 1960 & 1985 | - | 2.4ha |
Saint-Aubin 1er cru En Remilly | Chardonnay | Planted 1989 | - | 2ha |
Saint-Aubin 1er cru Clos de la Chatenière | Chardonnay | Planted 1964 | - | 1.25ha |
Saint-Aubin 1er cru Murgers Dents de Chien | Chardonnay | Planted 1985 | - | 0.25ha |
St-Aubin 1er cru blanc Derrière Chez Edouard | Chardonnay | Planted 2000 | - | 1.68ha |
Chassagne-Montrachet le Concis du Champ | Chardonnay | Planted 2005 | - | 0.92ha |
Puligny-Montrachert Les Tremblots | Chardonnay | - | - | - |
St-Aubin 1er cru Derrière chez Edouard blanc Haute Densité | Chardonnay | Planted 2000 | - | - |
Puligny-Montrachet Les Tremblots Haute Densité | Chardonnay | Planted 1946 & 1970 | Limestone | 0.90ha |
Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet Haute Densité | Chardonnay | Planted 1975 | - | 0.05ha |
Chassagne-Montrachet rouge La Goujonne | Pinot Noir | Planted 1950 | - | 1.05ha |
Saint-Aubin 1er cru rouge Derrière Chez Edouard Vieilles Vignes | Pinot Noir | Planted 1960 | - | 0.95ha |
Santenay 1er cru rouge Clos des Gravières | Pinot Noir | Planted 1966 | - | 0.28ha |
Viticulture / Vinification
White wines
- Indigenous yeasts used for fermentations
- Grapes pressed very gently with a pneumatic press
- Élevage in cask, of various sizes
- Bottling by gravity, after 15 months
Red wines
- Indigenous yeasts used for fermentations
- Mostly destemmed fruit
- Élevage in cask, of various sizes