This tiny plot - only four and a half acres - dates back to 1698 and in Olivier Krug's opinion provides the conditions to grow the perfect Chardonnaygrape.
Chablis is the single region on earth most associated with chardonnaygrape, where it is has been grown forever and is generally recognized as the best, and the entire legally designated region is just over 10, 000 acres, a pretty small production.
If you love chardonnay but your land is better suited to malbec, most developers will plant the chardonnay if you insist, but some will plant only the ideal grape for your conditions.
And yet, most of us cannot afford to purchase a wine stem for every grape varietal (currently Riedel offers wine glasses for everything from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir to Riesling and Cabernet Sauvignon).