Sourced from a single parcel within the Lavaux SaintJacques Premier Cru, the largest climat in GevreyChambertin at approximately 9.5 hectares and shared by over thirty growersLavaux is a complex mosaic of rising slopes, diverse drainage, and deep clay-limestone soils sculpted by the Combe de Lavaux wind tunnel effect, creating cooler ripening conditions and firm structure.

Claude Dugats 2023 bottling is hand-harvested, fully destemmed, and fermented using indigenous yeasts in open-top vessels. Gentle extraction preserves purity of fruit while building structure. The wine is aged for 1516 months in French oak barrelstypically including some portion of new woodto integrate tannins and add fine-grain texture. Its bottled unfined and unfiltered.