![]() ![]() The 7 Grand Cru vineyards are located on Kimmeridgian marl, which is a mixture of limestone, clay and oyster fossils. How did they decide what qualities to give these areas? Soil. Petit Chablis is the least regulated and lowest quality product – this does not mean it is bad! Simply that it is a different product from different soils than the grand or premier vineyards. ![]() Chablis is comprised of 40 premier cru vineyards, further divided into 17 major vineyards. These are called, AOPs (Appellation d’Origine Protégée) which is a specially demarcated region that has standards for the quality of the products that carry the region name.Ĭhablis Grand Cru is the highest quality region with the strictest standards for wine growing and making. Instead, the label will say, Chablis, Petit Chablis, or Chablis Grand Cru. Confusingly, for us in America, none of these wines are called “Chardonnay” and rarely do they ever list “Chardonnay” on the bottle. The GrapesĬhablis produces wines made only from the Chardonnay grape. Grapes from certain areas do taste different than grapes from others. Not only that, but you can taste a difference between the varying qualities of Chablis. Two incredibly knowledgeable authors, Jordan Mackay and Rajat Paar, state that Chablis is “one of the greatest demonstrations of terroir on the planet” because it is “the only place where Chardonnay needs nothing - no bubbles, no lees stirring, no new oak… to be captivating” ( The Sommeliers Atlas of Taste). Chablis truly is distinctive when tasted alongside Chardonnays from other regions. It’s cold and damp – so the soil and the weather mean everything to the growers. This region is the northernmost wine growing region for still (meaning still wine, and not sparkling) Chardonnay in the world. An outlier to Burgundy considering that Chablis is geographically (and viticulturally) closer to Champagne. Chablis is a white wine Region with fabulous, bright and zesty Chardonnays.Ĭhablis (sha-blee) is a region located in North-Central France. ![]()
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