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Lyne Marchive and her husband founded this domain in 1986. Many of the vineyards were established by Lyne’s family, The Tremblays, in the 1940s and 1950s when it was common practice to swap a hectare of agricultural land (suitable for growing wheat) and receive two hectares of vineyards in return (including premiers crus). Lyne’s grandfather was a vigneron, and Tremblay is a very old name in the Chablis region. Lyne originally planned to continue this family lineage and attend wine school in Beaune, but upon discovering she would be the only female in the class, she changed her mind.

She has been managing her estate since 1972, and has employed oenologist and winemaker Guénolé Breteaudeau since 2006. Together they continue to improve the high quality of their wines year after year.

The historic wine-producing town and region of Chablis is positioned in northern-central France, and produces AOC Chablis wines exclusively from the Chardonnay grape. The region is renowned for its unique soil, called Kimmeridgian, which imparts the lively acidity and stony minerality for which Chablis is highly regarded. The soil structure sees layers of mineral-rich clay and marine fossils, which are responsible for the significant lime content.

Because of Lyne’s long-held lineage in the area, she has firm ideas about how Chablis should taste. The domain aims to maximise the soil’s expression, asserting its distinct characteristics to reflect the terroir and the climate of Chablis, resulting in wine of high-quality and typicity.

The estate’s 27 hectares are managed with respect for the environment, applying lutte raisonée practices. Particular attention is paid to controlling the foliage and fruit, while vineyards are ploughed and integrated pest management is used. The Côte de Léchet, Fourchaume, and the Grands Crus are all harvested by hand. The Côte de Léchet is fermented and matured in stainless steel, while 25% of Fourchaume and Montmains, 40% of Vau de Vey, 50% of Vaudésir, and 100% of Les Clos are vinified in older barrels before transferring to tank.

Lyne retired after her last vintage in 2017 and handed the torch over to her two children Richard Rottiers and Amandine Marchive who are now entirely in charge of the estate. They have a clear vision to convert the domain into organic practices within 10 years meanwhile, Richard also owns 7 hectares in Moulin a Vent, Beaujolais which has been certified organic since 2012.

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Following their father's footpath, Arnaud and David have decided to perpetuate the history of the family in Chablis. Since 2010, they have been working along side each other just outside of Chablis in Lignorelles, creating some remarkable Chablis. Having the incredible chance to acquire a total of 20 hectares of vines, the brothers have an eager to be recognise for their hard work and share their passion. Their vineyards are farmed sustainably paying close attention to the natural biodiversity of the surrounding area. Lavantureux Freres is a combination of a beautiful terroir, with vines beneficing a Northern location from Chablis creating leaner wines, with the knowledge of Arnaud who works in the cellar and in the vineyard, who attends to make his Chablis in a Cotes de Beaune style. His brother David, the oldest is the brain behind the distribution and the sales. Both brothers haved had the experience to learn next to their (now retired winemaker) father Roland Lavantureux who's parents started making wines in Chablis in the 70's. Together, the youngsters have made changes to vineyard and cellar management resulting in the most pure, precise, expressive wines the domaine has ever released. The wines are showing vivacity, freshness and salinity in spite the heat of the 2018 vintage. Very excited to be able to share with you this limited amount of goodness.