We are now able to state that:
- The daily work of our competent vineyard team during the growing period maintained the vineyards in perfect health right up to the harvest time.
- The harvest began in ideal weather conditions (cool, dry and sunny).
- Yields were slightly down due to an irregular flowering and the lack of rain in the weeks leading up to the harvest.
- Degrees were very good (a natural 12° to 13°) because the sugar in the grapes was concentrated due to the lack of rain and the north wind which blew during the two weeks preceding the harvest which dried the grapes and concentrated the sugar.
- The alcoholic fermentations took longer then usual due to the cold temperatures of the juice when they were harvested.
We are very satisfied and confident in the quality of the 2008 harvest. At the moment, the alcoholic fermentations are all finished and the majority of the malolactic fermentations are completed.

The first wines are extremely well balanced with lots of fruit flavours and beautiful pure mineral aromas. With good levels of acidity and concentration from a long growing season, we can also feel the solid structure of the wines.

Domaine Servin Chablis Harvest date - Monday 10th September 2007

One of the hottest Aprils ever recorded with 302 hours of sunshine (the average is 127!) advanced the vineyards and played a major role in the early harvest. May and June continue with this warm weather and only a cool and wet July and August stopped us harvesting in August. A warm dry first half of September allowed all the vineyards to ripen correctly thou we did choose carefully which vineyards were ready meaning that although the harvest started early, we did take our time to allow the other vineyards to fully ripen.
Following the doubts and anxiety caused by an autumnal summer, a sigh of relief was heard around Burgundy as soon as vinification started because of the high quality of the musts tasted. This lovely surprise is a reward for all the efforts made by the professionals in Burgundy who have not hesitated at harvest time to make a rigorous selection, worthy of a masterpiece of haute couture. The cool temperatures and the detailed work of the professionals made resistance to climatic aggression possible. Indeed, both in the vineyard and the vat-rooms, wine producers selected each grape and adjusted their vinification stages so as to retain just the quintessence of the appellation.

The trend for the 2007 vintage is to offer wines that are both very up to date and faithful to Burgundy's great classics. Novices will be able to initiate themselves in the pleasure of these wines while amateurs will find in each production the spirit of the great Burgundies as much as the talent of each creator and wine producer. This year, Chardonnay in Burgundy is revealing all its facets. The Chablis wines are characterised by their mineral taste, remaining sharp after their malolactic fermentation, thus establishing a link with the classic Burgundy vintages.

The climatic year 2005 was influenced a lot by the North-East wind blew along the vegetative cycle. Such a climate is characterised by beautiful weather with no excessive heat. This is in fact the ideal condition for Chardonnays.
- Monthly average temperatures were close to normal throughout the year.
- Less rainfall than normal, except in July when local storms brought water.
- Good sunshine throughout the year, close to normal.
During the week before the harvest, the weather was cool and gloomy. But from September 17th, which was the day of the "Ban des Vendanges", climatic condition became very favourable again.

Harvesting began under clear sky and cool and dry weather. The North-North-East wind blew regurlarly, which helped the soil and grapes to dry up and enabled to avoid rot development. The wind also led to a phenomenon of concentration giving very well-balanced grapes, with good acidity and high sugar content.
Yields were lower than average. Since the grapes were very healthy, the juices obtained after the press were very clear and of high quality.
Because of the high maturity of the grapes, the 2005 vintage has given wines of great richness, at all levels of appellation. However it is also important to underline that we have managed to keep good freshness.
The wines are unveiling great aromatic purity. They have a good structure, some concentration and minerality, which means that all the assets are gathered to make of 2005 a very promising vintage.