‘As long as we go back to the past, there is always a member of the family at Maligny. We are producer from father to son since 1560 at Maligny. During centuries, our estate was a small estate with 3 hectares. My grandfather Paul Durup was owner of 2 hectares only, before my father bought further vineyards. My father, Jean Durup, thanks to my grandfather and my great grandfather, has always heard about the best places of the area before the phylloxera. The steepest areas, but the most qualitative ones. He has bought a big part of those lands and now, the estate is the largest private one of Burgundy with 207 hectares.’
‘Not especially. We vinify in the pure tradition of our terroir.’
‘The alcoholic fermentation is for me one of the most interesting step in the winemaking process.’
‘A tasting, few months ago when we have opened an old bottle of Chablis Vieilles Vignes 1983 from vineyards planted in 1870 which don’t exist anymore.’
‘At the moment, we try to preserve the traditional character of our wine in front of the climatic change.’
‘Character, terroir and finesse.’
‘They are different due to the quality of our slopes.’
‘A Chablis Premier Cru Vau De Vey with scallops.’
‘Depends on the taste of the consumer. Some people like the young wines with a Chablisian character and others prefer old wines with more chardonnay Character. I prefer myself wines which are four or five years of bottles.’