Domaine Gautherin, established in its current form by Raoul Gautherin in the late 1950s, draws on family vineyards in Chablis that date back to 1585. Today, the estate is led by Adrien Gautherin, who joined his father Alain in 2008, continuing a long-standing family lineage.
Raised between vineyard and cellar, Adrien has brought a clear sense of direction to the domaine. His focus on more exacting vineyard work and greater precision in the winery has materially lifted the quality and consistency of the wines. The style remains firmly classical, but the wines now show greater detail, purity, and control.
The trajectory is unmistakable. With each successive vintage, Adrien is drawing more definition, energy, and structure from the family’s holdings, steadily elevating the domaine to a higher level.
The wines today are the strongest the estate has produced: composed, mineral, and quietly powerful, with a level of definition that places them among the most compelling examples of contemporary Chablis.
On quality alone, the domaine now sits comfortably among the more compelling addresses in Chablis. The precision and clarity of site expression place these wines firmly in that conversation, while they continue to sit at a level that feels increasingly out of step with what comparable wines of the region now command.