Maison Régnard
Overview
A Chablis négociant producing wines across a range from Bourgogne Chardonnay and Bourgogne Pinot Noir through premier and grand cru Chablis. Their villages-level wines are priced attractively and show good quality; their “Grand Régnard” bottling blends premier cru and grand cru fruit. Hand harvesting noted even at villages level (Chablis “Saint Pierre”). The style is primarily stainless steel, with some premier cru wines seeing a proportion of older oak.
Appellations
- Chablis (villages “Saint Pierre,” premier cru Montmains, Fourchaume; grand cru les Preuses; “Grand Régnard” blended premier/grand cru)
- Bourgogne Chardonnay
- Bourgogne Pinot Noir (fruit sourced from Côte de Beaune)
Key Wines
- Chablis “Grand Régnard” — blended premier/grand crus; 2021: 93 pts
- Chablis “les Preuses” — grand cru; 2021: 91 pts (now in plateau)
- Chablis “Montmains” — 90% stainless/10% older oak; 2022: 91+ pts
- Chablis “Saint Pierre” — villages, hand-harvested; 2023: 90 pts
- Chablis “Fourchaume” — 90% SS / 10% older oak; 2020: 91 pts
Style Notes
Régnard produces a wide range at consistent quality. The villages wines represent genuine value; the grand cru “les Preuses” (2021) was described as fully mature and drinking in its plateau at four years of age. The Bourgogne Pinot Noir (2022) is described as “very good example” with tangy acids and moderate tannins.
2022 Vintage Notes (VFTC #114)
Multiple vintages tasted. 2022 and older highlights:
- 2023 Bourgogne Chardonnay: 88 pts (2025–2030)
- 2023 Chablis “Saint Pierre”: 90 pts (2025–2040+) — lovely, very good example of Chablis AC
- 2022 Chablis “Montmains”: 91+ pts (2025–2050) — “more precision and complexity will develop with another year or two”
- 2022 Bourgogne Pinot Noir: 89 pts (2025–2035) — “very good example of Bourgogne Rouge”
- 2021 Chablis “Grand Régnard”: 93 pts (2025–2050) — “lovely juice”
- 2021 Chablis “les Preuses”: 91 pts (2025–2035) — “fully mature and drinking in its plateau”
- 2020 Chablis “Fourchaume”: 91 pts (2025–2045)
My Tastings
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Sources
sources/articles/VFTC/VFTC Nov-Dec 2024 #114.txt(pages 6–12)