Why it matters
The producer
Thomas Pico started Domaine Pattes Loup in Courgis in 2005 and built it around close vineyard work, controlled yields and long cellar ageing. The estate's 15 hectares are carefully and organically farmed, while the cellar uses indigenous yeasts for every wine. A Chablis label from Pattes Loup therefore carries two signals at once: fruit allowed to ripen fully, and acidity kept firm enough to carry the wine through extended élevage.
Pico's wines have drawn comparisons with Dauvissat and Raveneau because they combine depth and ageing capacity with a newer, more textural feel. The bottles do not rely on a lean outline alone. Vent d'Ange, the most fully documented wine in the range, carries ripe citrus and pear inside a broad palate marked by rock, chalk and oyster shell.
Place and vineyards
Where the wines begin
Courgis is the village base for the domaine, and the named wines carry Chablis or Chablis 1er Cru on the label. The range therefore moves from a Chablis bottling to two Premier Cru wines, Vaillons and Beauregard. Those names describe the bottle's appellation level, while the cellar calendar and vineyard work shape how much weight, acidity and development appear in the glass.
Across the range, Chablis acidity remains the fixed line. Pico pushes ripeness close to its edge, keeping the fruit fuller without allowing the wines to lose their brisk, mineral-driven movement.
In the cellar
Vineyards and cellar
Organic viticulture began immediately when Pico established the domaine, alongside strict yield control. Careful farming allows ripeness to reach the edge while preserving the acidity associated with Chablis. In the glass, that pairing appears as fruit with weight and freshness at the same time: Meyer lemon, green apple, Bosc pear and dried honey sit inside a wine that keeps moving.
Indigenous fermentation leaves the wines to develop with their native yeast population. The minimum 36-month élevage then gives the cuvées time to gather texture and lees-aged breadth. Vent d'Ange shows this especially clearly, feeling broader than typical basic Chablis while retaining energy. Depending on the cuvée, 48 months of élevage can extend that development further.
Wines to know
The range in view
Vent d'Ange Chablis 2022 is the range's Chablis bottling and the most completely documented wine here. It pours deep straw to almost golden, with crushed rock, chalk, oyster shell and briny sea air. Meyer lemon, green apple, Bosc pear, citrus zest and dried honey fill the palate, while brioche appears at the finish. Its broad, textural feel separates it from a simple, light Chablis profile.
Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons 2022 occupies the first cru level of the range. Its profile is mineral, firm and shaped by lees ageing, with enough depth for further development in bottle. The wine's role is less about overt fruit than about a tighter, more layered palate where mineral character and a firm line hold the wine together.
A useful way in
A bottle to begin with
2022 Vent d'Ange Chablis is the first bottle to reach for. It has the fullest tasting detail and gathers the estate's defining choices into one glass: organically farmed fruit pushed toward ripe citrus and pear, indigenous fermentation, at least 36 months of élevage and acidity that keeps the wine alive.