| Jean-Marc Brocard's
origins lie in the Côte d'Or. For he is a farmer's son from the village
of Chaudenay-le-Château, not even the son of the vigneron. It was
an accident of marriage that brought him to wine, he married Claudine (his
childhood sweetheart), a vigneron's daughter from the village of St-Bris-le-Vineux
in the valley of Yonne.
Starting with a hectare of vines from his father-in-law, Emile Petit,
he has created an estate of some 180 hectares vineyards in Chablis and
Burgundy.
Jean-Marc acknowledges a considerable debt to one of the old vignerons
of St-Cyr les Colons, a man Louis Petit, who despite the name is unrelated
to his father-in-law. The oldest vines of the Domaine Sainte Claire came
from Louis Petit and it was he who gave to Jean-Marc the sense of tradition
and a respect for nature, showing him that you can still maintain the
old traditions, while practicing modern methods. Born and bred, devoted
to the land and it's characterful wines.
A Vine grower, Jean-Marc is a specialist in the different wines of Chablis and its
surrounding region. Brocard and his assistant wine maker pay close attention to the different characteristics of the various
vineyards within the estate. Different cuvées of Chablis are labeled
to the astrological sign at the time of bottling.
Committed also to Eco-friendly viticulture, Julien Brocard, Jean-Marc's
son, develop the Biodynamic culture.
The company exports 60% of its produce mainly to the UK, Norway, Sweden, Germany, Japan
and the USA.
Jean-Marc says "The truth of wine lies in the soil where it has
grown. The technique is an important factor in the wine growing, but it
is only an aid, the wine is essentially the product of its soil."
also " The soil of Chablis is exceptional and cannot be found anywhere
in the world ; therefore I am a hard believer of the future of Chablis
even for the next Millennium."
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