For its 350th anniversary, Château de La Chaize is launching L'Aurore 2025, a chardonnay made from grapes grown in the Pierres Dorées region and aged for 10 months in stainless steel tanks. This marks the first white wine ever produced by the estate, which previously focused exclusively on red wines made from the gamay grape. The château manages 106 hectares of vineyards spread across four villages in the Beaujolais region: Brouilly, Côte de Brouilly, Fleurie, and Morgon. L'Aurore 2025 is the first vintage of a 100% white wine from this estate. The 3 hectares of chardonnay used for L'Aurore 2025 are planted in the Porte des Pierres Dorées area, where the soil consists of clay and limestone. The name "Aurore," meaning "dawn" in French, reflects both the vineyard's orientation toward the sunrise and a reference to a piece of art by Thomas Blanchet, currently displayed in the château's salon. The grapes were harvested on August 27, 2025, during a warm growing season. To preserve the wine's acidity, part of the malolactic fermentation was avoided. The wine was then aged for 10 months in stainless steel tanks. On the nose, it offers notes of citrus, pear, and acacia flower. On the palate, it is full-bodied with a long, saliva-inducing finish. It should be served at 11 °C and is priced at 17.50 €, including tax. Château de La Chaize is committed to achieving carbon neutrality and zero waste. Its approach on the vineyard includes agro-ecological methods such as using sheep for grazing, maintaining beehives, treating wastewater with phytoremediation, and using electric equipment, vehicles, and machinery. The estate also aims for energy independence through a geothermal power plant and a photovoltaic solar garden. This sustainable philosophy extends to the winemaking process, where minimal intervention is practiced in the historical cuvage (winery) built in 1771, which is classified as a Historical Monument. Gravity flow is used instead of pumps to move the wine through the production process. The release of L'Aurore 2025 aligns with a growing trend toward white wines in the Beaujolais region. Although white wines currently make up only 4 to 5% of the region's total production, the Inter Beaujolais organization aims to triple white wine production within the next 5 to 10 years, reaching 80,000 hectoliters. To support this growth, the organization is focusing on replanting chardonnay vines in the southern part of the vineyard and seeking a complementary geographic denomination (DGC) for the Pierres Dorées terroir, which is the source of L'Aurore 2025.