On the heights of the country of Auxois, on the edge of the Morvan, in the town of Villaines-les-Prévôtes, our vines planted in lyres enjoy a favorable south-southwest exposure and are exclusively harvested by hand.

Founded in 1840, Maison Simonnet-Febvre is a traditional Chablis winery and amongst the oldest in the region. The company grew in the 19th century under the leadership of four successive generations. Melanie, daughter of Jean Febvre married Amedee Simonnet, they developed the company together. They took on the modernization of facilities, building of the winery and loading dock, installation of electricity and telephone. These improvements went hand in hand with increasing national and export sales of sparkling Chablis along with still white wines from Chablis coming from Simonnet-Febvre's domaine.

Nowadays Simonnet-Febvre produces a wide range of wines from their famous Saint-Bris and Petit Chablis to their outstanding Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos. They create pure and focused wines, each and every one expressing in their own unique way their terroir with an elegant mineral backbone. Simonnet-Febvre is also the only one in Chablis to produce a whole range of Crémants de Bourgogne, maintaining a more than a century-old tradition for the estate.

The Des Lyres de Pinot Noir shows a ruby color with appealing aromas of red fruits like cherry, raspberry and blackcurrant. This gourmet bouquet mixes with melted tannins making the whole harmonious. We will note a certain power, itself softened by a subtle vanilla note at the end of the mouth. The fruit and depth of this wine make it an ideal companion for a piece of beef.