When it snows in London, the city sunk into total transport chaos.
There is no way to move around with buses or any sort of public transport,
the entire city stays still, just in case it slides off the island.
Even walking can be treacherous with slippery pavement and icy roads;
definitely the best time to stay home and avoid any unnecessary travel.
So why did I decide to go to France on one of the days with the heaviest downpour of recent years?
Well, not everyday there is the opportunity to meet a d like Jean Marc Brocard and his son Julien.
I put on my ski-holiday boots and made my way to the appointment in France.
After half walking half sliding from home to the underground, the Eurostar took me from King’s Cross to Paris.
Looking out from my window seat, when the train touched French land on the other side of Channel,
France was covered by an even thicker blanket of snow.
After layers and layer of whiteness, I reached the small town of Préhy in Chablis.
This is the family owned vineyard carefully taken care following biodynamic practices.
As Jean Marc Brocard told me
“the vine's potential relies in the soil and its minerals."
and he added,
"The biodynamic approach respects both the plant and the soil,
avoiding the use of pesticides and working with the natural cycle of the plant”.
I had a walk accompanied by Julien Brocard to the vineyards.
With the Saint Marc church presiding the estate, revealed the care put on the vines.
They preserve and continue the tradition of growing the Chardonnay variety with the single guyot system;
having only one main branch to make the plant work harder in striving to survive.
These vines are so deeply rooted, they fed their thirst with all types of minerals as they go underground to obtain all their nutrients.
The mixture of minerals enrich this Chablis wine and strengthen its complexity.
This is the magic of an extraordinary wine.
Although Chablis is generally made without being kept in barrels,
Jean Marc Brocard creates some of the top wines with a gentle touch of traditional oak vats.
Each one of these exclusive cuvées gives an additional depth of taste making these wines memorable.
Care being put into the vines is constant with no limit, even in the most extreme weather conditions.
While enjoying a glass of Chablis Jean Marc Brocard back in London,
I have the images of the carers devoting their lives to the production of great wines, unconditional.
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