Domaine Christian Moreau Père et Fils

One of the oldest and most respected names in Chablis with superb vineyard holdings reflecting the families very long history in Chablis, this branch of the Moreau family is headed by Christian and now his son Fabien who is the winemaker and manager.

Possessing magnificent vineyard holdings built up in some of the very best vineyard areas of Chablis by the family over generations (including nearly 8 hectares out of Chablis’ total 92 hectares of Grand cru), this small but remarkable estate has in just a few years established itself as one of the leading producers of Chablis producing consistently outstanding wines.

With relatively small (but very well sited) holdings in Petit, village and 1er cru Chablis, the highlights here are undoubtedly the amazing range of Grand cru vineyards including one single holding of approximately 3 hectares in Les Clos as well as .41 hectares of Clos des Hospices dans Les Clos plus slightly smaller holdings in Valmur, Blanchots and Vaudesir.

A combination of exceptional vineyard sites, old vines, brilliant wine-making and fastidious care in every step of production has resulted in these wines being regarded as amongst the very best produced in Chablis. Now the wines are gaining in even clearer expression with the vineyards having been certified organic since 2013 and together with some new tanks and other investments the results are showing clearly in the wines with each vintage. These are wines of precision, crystal clear typicity, and elegance, that will age classically while enabling tremendous enjoyment throughout their lives.

Since 2020, all of the wines are stoppered using Diam. Burghound October 2024

2025 vintage

After the terrible 2024 vintage, we had a much easier Vintage to manage in the vineyard. No hail, no frost et no big diseases pressure but we have seen in the vineyard the influence of the 2024 vintage: with the previous hails and mildew, the vines had problems to stock energy and to express their full potential of production.
Harvest date is one of the keys of the Vintage for me. We started the 3rd of September even if lots of producers started from the 25-26 of August. We preferred to wait to reach a full maturity. August was very dry until the end of the month. So, vines were stress and the maturity was stopped. The 19-20 of August we had more than 70mm of rain and the time between “no botrytis-unripe grapes” and “botrytis-good ripeness” was very short.
We preferred to wait for a good maturity even if we finished harvest with some botrytis (“rot”). As we handpick everything and we sort the grapes, finally in the press, quality was here. We may lose some volume with this decision, but no regrets… Fabien Moreau, proprietor + winemaker

2025 Petit Chablis - due Sept 2026
From vines located at the top of the hill of Grand Crus only metres from the Grand cru Valmur and also this wine includes another very small 0.4 ha planting also at the crest of the hill of Grand Crus (just above Vaudesir) that the Moreau family have planted more recently. This wine shows amazing depth and detail and provides remarkable value. An absolute bargain but unfortunately very limited quantities available as this is their smallest holding (after the tiny 0.41ha of Clos des Hospices dans Les Clos). Thankfully Australia and Norway receive the lions share of this tiny production which is perhaps too small to share with the rest of the world. Don’t delay as this always sells out very quickly!
Review for 2019 vintage ”I understand that you are unlikely to find this wine unless you live in Australia or Norway. Consumers in those countries should pile in quickly! It comes from just 0.50ha above Valmur and 0.27 above Vaudésir. This is really gorgeous, very grapey along with a lime-laden nose. Just a spicy hint of fully ripe grapes. Attractively clear cut, fine acidity behind, riotously juicy. This weighs in at 12.6% alcohol. Tasted: July 2020” Jasper Morris, Insideburgundy.com, December 2020

The 2025 Petit Chablis had been bottled three weeks before my visit in June. This has a fragrant nose with lime and citrus fruit, with just a touch of nectarine. The palate is well balanced with a tangy entry, a fine thread of acidity and a lively, lychee-tinged finish. It will be difficult to resist, so why bother? Neal Martin, Vinous Media, June 2026

2025 Chablis AC - due Sept 2026
Aged in stainless steel this year. 40+ years old vines. Comes mostly from a blend of 2 cuvees from the village of Beru in the east which Fabien describes as naturally reductive, and more recently a parcel from behind the hill of Grand cru’s towards Fontenay. The blend of these 2 terroirs brings extra complexity and a perfect balance of generosity, coolness and minerality from Fontenay together with reserve and finesse from Beru.

The 2025 Chablis Village, which comes from purchased fruit, has a well-defined nose with citrus peel and subtle leesy scents, a touch of sea spray in the background. The palate has commendable weight, a little spicier than expected, with hints of mango and apricot furnishing the finish. This has an easy-going quality to it. Neal Martin, Vinous Media, June 2026

2025 Chablis 1er Cru Vaillon - due Sept 2026
From 3.8 ha of 30 to 70+ y.o. vines with a south, south-east exposure. Hand harvest, natural yeast ferment and aged 2/3rd’s in tank and 1/3rd in barrique for 6-8 months. This wine in recent years is showing even greater definition and class. Is it from the organic viticulture, new tanks and equipment giving sharper focus, or now that Fabien has nearly 20 vintages of experience in creating what has become one of the most seamless and perfectly formed 1er cru Chablis’ to come from this appellation. You be the judge, but be quick as this is always the first to sell out.

The 2025 Chablis Vaillon 1er Cru has a strict nose with touches of yellow fruit mixed with crushed stone and green apple. It gradually unfurls but keeps its foot on the brakes. The palate is wellbalanced with a peachy opening. In fact, I would mistake this for a Côte de Beaune (Chassagne?) if I were served this blind. Very harmonious on the finish, this should drink well for several years. (90-92) Neal Martin, Vinous Media, June 2026

2024 vintage

“20 treatments! And that was for less than half of what we produced in 2021. And the grand crus only 6 hl/ha – there will only be a single grand cru cuvée – and not a big one. My father and grandfather have no memory of blending the grand cru climats before. There was no Petit Chablis either, so I think that there will only be three cuvées next year…”
Burgundy Report, Bill Nanson, May 2025.
“In 2024, we lost 92% of the Grand Crus, 75% in Vaillons and 40% with the Village Crus. The most damage was on the Right Bank, which was hit by hail on May 1. On that day, we lost 80% in Valmur, Vaudésir and Petit Chablis. The second hail was in July. We also had some frost damage, mostly in Vaillons. We had rain until January 2025, so mildew was rampant. We made 30 hectolitres of Grand Cru. Organic farming was right on the edge, but we will continue.” Vinous Media, Neal Martin, July 2025.

2025 Chablis 1er Cru Vaillon - due Sept 2026
From 3.8 ha of 30 to 70+ y.o. vines with a south, south-east exposure. Hand harvest, natural yeast ferment and aged 2/3rd’s in tank and 1/3rd in barrique for 6-8 months. This wine in recent years is showing even greater definition and class. Is it from the organic viticulture, new tanks and equipment giving sharper focus, or now that Fabien has nearly 20 vintages of experience in creating what has become one of the most seamless and perfectly formed 1er cru Chablis’ to come from this appellation. You be the judge, but be quick as this is always the first to sell out.

The 2024 Chablis Vaillon 1er Cru has a taut, quite complex bouquet with citrus fruit, chalk and light orange pith scents that become more intense with aeration. Fine delineation. The palate is lively and tensile, a bright silver thread of acidity lending tension, and there is plenty of energy on the finish. Cropped at 10hl/ha, there isn't a lot of this cuvée about, but I concur with Fabien Moreau when he remarked that it will appeal to those seeking old-school Chablis. 91 Neal Martin, Vinous Media, June 2026

2024 Chablis 1er Cru Vaillon ‘Guy Moreau’ - due Sept 2026
From vines planted in 1933. Usually 70% vinified in tank and 30% in oak, less than 2% new - however quantity was so small in 2024 that just 600 bottles were made and this vintage was aged in a glass WineGlobe for 8 months before being transferred into 2 used barrels before its eventual bottling.
This, the old-vine cuvée – vines of 80+ years old – 4.4 hl/ha – but that was 2 barrels for 10 months of elevage followed by the same time in wineglobes…
Hmm – what clarity and and fluidity to this nose – it’s exciting! Large in the mouth – no obvious oak. Super, super wine – what a great wine – tension, salinity, a fine chalky finish – great Chablis… Bill Nanson, Burgundy-report.com, June 2026

There are just two barrels of the 2024 Chablis Vaillon 1er Cru Cuvée Guy Moreau from a hectare of vines. It has a little more bandwidth and intensity than the regular cuvée, the eight months in WineGlobe lending a little sharpness and clarity. The palate is well balanced, with a fine bead of acidity, lightly spiced, with a sense of fluidity towards the finish. Again, there is little about, but if you see one of the 600-odd bottles, grab one. 92 Neal Martin, Vinous Media, June 2026

2024 Chablis Grand Cru (blend of all Grand cru estate vineyards) - due Sept 2026
For the first time ever in Christian Moreau’s long life that he has had to blend all their Grand cru sites to produce a tiny volume of this unique Grand cru blend.
All barrel elevage before being assembled into tank. Almost 5 hectares of four grand crus, the grapes assembled here – 6 hl/ha – we hope for the only time for this label…
Less forward but still wide and cushioned aromas. A certain incisive, indeed direct, character. There’s generosity and fine texture. Saline and complex – everything you could hope for in terms of complexity and depth of flavour – the oak is hardly visible today. A great Chablis Grand Cru – that deserves 20 years of patience, which potentially rules me out…
Bill Nanson, Burgundy-report.com, June 2026

WINE NOTES AND REVIEWS

2025 Chablis Grand Cru Blanchots - due 2027
From a tiny 0.10ha east facing holding near the top of the hill with a cooler east-facing exposure.
The 2025 Chablis Blanchot Grand Cru comprises one and a half barrels this year. This is a step up from the Vaudésir with more minéralité and precision, the oak very well assimilated (it will be transferred into WineGlobe soon after my tasting). The palate is well balanced with impressive depth. There is a veneer of creamy oak, as you would expect, but it is completely proportionate with the fruit and there is superb precision on the finish. Excellent. (93-95)/2029-2050 Neal Martin, Vinous Media, June 2026

2025 Chablis Grand Cru Vaudesir - due 2027
From a tiny 0.50ha plot of vines planted in 1998 with a south-east exposure located near the top of the hill of Grand cru’s.
The 2025 Chablis Vaudésir Grand Cru, fermented in tank and transferred into barrel in April, has a very succinct nose that bodes well for the future, very well defined with hints of undergrowth and beeswax. The palate is well balanced with a veneer of oak, as you would expect. This clearly needs time to cohere and gain precision, but I have no doubt that it will. The potential is here. (92-94)/2029-2042 Neal Martin, Vinous Media, June 2026

2025 Chablis Grand Cru Valmur - due 2027
From vines average age over 40 years old. Half of the holding of the estate has been re-planted in recent years so quantities of this wine are reduced recently.
The 2025 Chablis Valmur Grand Cru, a holding that has undergone partial replanting in recent years, has a very poised, quite mineral-driven bouquet, very focused, with vivid yellow plum, jasmine and crushed stone scents. The palate is clean and precise with blood orange on the entry and vibrant acidity, cohesive and poised with impressive weight and density on the finish. This is just pure class in the making. (94-96)/2029-2050 Neal Martin, Vinous Media, June 2026

2025 Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos - due 2027
From a single 2.9ha plot of vines that goes from the very bottom of the slope to close to the top of the vineyard. This remarkable holding is arguably the most representative Les Clos from the whole vineyard. Vines here are aged mostly from 45-75 years of age. The wine is aged about 1/3rd in barrel (about 10% new) and 2/3rds in stainless steel tanks.
The 2025 Chablis Les Clos Grand Cru, 40% raised in barrel and 60% in tank, is the most austere and mineral-driven of Fabien Moreau's Grand Crus and demands a great deal of coaxing from the glass. The palate is well-balanced with a fine bead of acidity, quite linear and strict and certainly spicier on the finish, thanks to a dab of stem ginger that lingers on the aftertaste. (92-94)/2029-2048 Neal Martin, Vinous Media, June 2026

2025 Chablis Grand Cru Clos des Hospices dans Les Clos - due 2027
A tiny 0.41 ha strip of vines located at the bottom of Grand Cru Les Clos.
The 2025 Chablis Les Clos Clos des Hospices, which has a pH of 3.4 and 12.6% alcohol, is reserved like the regular cuvée, but is perhaps a little more leesy in style at the moment. Fine delineation. The palate is taut and fresh, with vibrant acidity, bright and lively, with orange zest and citrus peel mixed with lemongrass on the persistent finish. Plenty of energy here, this is a great Clos des Hospices. (93-95)/2029-2050 Neal Martin, Vinous Media, June 2026