It began with livestock and cereals. When the Chablis appellations arrived, each of us planted a small patch of vines, one after another. Today Tanguy and Franck Villain farm 19 hectares of Kimmeridgian slopes in Beine, and vinify, age and bottle their four cuvées themselves.
Trained on the steep slopes of Beine alongside his father Michel. He took over the shares of his uncle Jean-Claude in 2015. He runs the vineyard: pruning, trellising, working the soils, harvest.
His compass is uncompromising: preserving the microbial life of the Kimmeridgian marls, treating under reasoned agriculture — which is what allowed us to bring in the crop in 2024 — and watching the physiological balance of every vine.
He took over the shares of his uncle Maurice in 2008. Guardian of the vinification: temperature-controlled stainless steel vats, alcoholic fermentation held between 19 and 22 °C, malolactic fermentation by bacterial inoculation, ageing on fine lees from November to May, racking and filtration before bottling.
He follows every vat with an artisan's patience, from direct pressing to the final blend of the cuvées partly aged in new oak.
Each milestone marks a stage in the passing of the estate within the commune of Beine.
Origins & planting
Our grandparents plant the parcel on the Côte de Troëme slope, today our Chablis Premier Cru Beauroy.
A viticultural turning point
Maurice, Jean-Claude and Michel give up livestock farming and build up the vineyard, planting parcel after parcel.
The cellar changes hands
Maurice retires: Franck takes over his shares and settles into the cellar.
The vineyard changes hands
Jean-Claude retires: Tanguy takes his place, in the vineyard.
Brothers in charge
Michel retires. The estate passes between the two brothers, who run it alone today.
We have always kept a cereal part of the farm. When the vineyard work is done, we go straight into the harvest. Two trades, one team, and the same attention: work done properly, from replanting to bottling.
We welcome wine lovers, sommeliers and wine merchants all year round at 11 rue de la Mairie in Beine. Come and taste the vintages we are working on, and understand the terroir of the Beauroy slope, from the vat and the barrel. Our reception point is temporary: the new cellar is being created in the old vaulted cave.
A wine-growing village in the Chablis region, where the estate sits among the houses of the village. Around it, the Kimmeridgian chalk slopes and their outcrops of limestone with tiny fossil oysters shape the backbone of the appellation.
Growers in Beine, at the heart of the Chablis region. A family estate, rooted in tradition, distinctly Chablis wines.
“Welcome, and enjoy the tasting!” — Tanguy and Franck Villain