Winery
Laurent Tribut
About Laurent Tribut
Laurent Tribut, who is the brother-in-law of Vincent Dauvissat, has retired to leave this 8 ha domaine in the hands of his three children, Solange, Adéline and Gabriel.
Laurent Tribut did not come from a winemaking family himself, but, when he married Marie-Clotilde Dauvissat of the famed Domaine Dauvissat estate, he joined in the family’s winemaking tradition. Laurent spent a decade learning winemaking from his brother-in-law, Vincent Dauvissat, and father-in-law, René, before founding his own Domaine in 1987. Laurent and Marie-Clotilde live in a large, restored farmhouse with vineyards behind their property and only a few miles away from Vincent Dauvissat.
Solange, Adeline and Gabriel, three of their four children now work at the domaine. Solange, a lovely, charming, bright, and gentle lady, studied viticulture and winemaking in Beaune. Highly-skilled, she is fully in charge of the winemaking, under her father’s watchful eye. Together with her siblings, they shape wines that are classic and seductively textured.
Although Laurent Tribut has just recently retired, his signature style is clearly palpable in the wines, and he is often seen on his tractor, carefree and contented around the Chablisien vineyards.
The future of Domaine Laurent Tribut is in very capable and gifted hands.
In the Vineyards
Tribut has village holdings of Chablis in addition to 1er Cru Beauroy, 1er Cru Côte de Léchet & 1er Cru Montmains.
In the Winery
Like his brother-in-law, Vincent Dauvissat, Laurent believes in ageing his wines in oak barrels (7 to 8 years old) after fermentation in steel cuvees.
The wines are revealing greater finesse and refinement in recent years. They are pure, well-balanced, powerfully driven, and classically chiselled Chablis, with great ability to age. They show intensity, stature and energy.
Where in the World is Laurent Tribut?
Laurent Trinut is located in Chablis. Technically a part of Burgundy, Chablis represents the northern more part of the region and lies to the north of Beaune and to the south of Paris. Tribut has village holdings of Chablis in addition to 1er Cru Beauroy, 1er Cru Côte de Léchet & 1er Cru Montmains.
