ABOUT THE PRODUCER:  The estate was founded by Francois Raveneau in 1948 when he consolidated vineyards with his wife (who was a Dauvissat). His father had spent years selling off his vineyards in Chablis pre-WW II, and the Chablis of post-war France was a place that showed little promise. Regardless Francois persisted and took advantage of cheap land prices in the 1960s and 1970s to expand his domaine. His son Jean-Marie joined the family business in 1979 after going to the Lycée Viticole in Beaune. His other son Bernard joined upon Francois retirement in 1995. Together, Jean-Marie and Bernard stay true to the same methods and Bernard's daughter Isabelle has joined the estate. Francois died in 2000. Harvesting has always been done by hand. Yields can be very different from vintage to vintage, Inoculation is used to ensure wines ferment to dryness. Fermentation lasts two weeks in cuve, and then the wine goes through malolactic fermentation. The wines are aged in old oak barrels and feuillette for 18 months.