Sylvain Langoureau

Sylvain Langoureau, Saint‑Aubin Chardonnay

Sylvain Langoureau is a fifth‑generation vigneron who assumed the family domaine in 1988. The estate today covers roughly ten hectares across appellations including Saint‑Aubin, Meursault, Chassagne‑Montrachet, and Puligny‑Montrachet, with a focus on Chardonnay. Farming is conducted with care and minimal intervention, and winemaking typically involves élevage in oak barrels with about twenty to thirty percent new oak over eleven months ([hachette-vins.com](https://www.hachette-vins.com/guide-vins/producteurs/9682/dom-sylvain-langoureau/?utm_source=openai)).

Saint‑Aubin, nestled between Puligny‑Montrachet and Chassagne‑Montrachet, is celebrated for its white wines, particularly from Premier Cru climats such as Les Frionnes and Sur le Sentier du Clou ([fr.wikipedia.org](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-aubin_%28AOC%29?utm_source=openai)). Langoureau’s Premier Cru Les Frionnes reflects this terroir’s mineral depth and freshness. Fermentation begins with native yeasts, and about twenty to thirty percent new oak is used, allowing the wine to retain tension and an expressive, crystalline clarity, suggestive of its limestone-rich site ([demainlesvins.com](https://www.demainlesvins.com/une-pepite-trop-meconnue-sur-saint-aubin-le-domaine-sylvain-langoureau-les-rares-2021/10983-domaine-sylvain-langoureau-saint-aubin-1er-cru-le-champlot-2016.html?utm_source=openai)).