The Domaine Barat Chablis comes from 40-year-old Chardonnay vines planted on north-facing, clay/limestone soils with Kimmeridgian and Portlandian marl formed during the Jurassic Era. The grapes are hand-picked, then gently pressed. Low-temperature alcohol fermentation takes place at 72F min - 77F max . The wine is racked and matured in stainless steel tanks for 8 months where malolactic fermentation takes place on the lees. Only indigenous yeast is used. All lots are vinified and aged in small stainless steel tanks, lightly fined before bottling.