Enjoy a glass or two as an aperitif with gougères (savory cheese puffs) or during the meal with rabbit, local sausages, fried fish with pommes frites or steamed mussels. Vincent Dampf Chablis 2021 ($30) was a fresh, fruit forward Chardonnay that burst with intense aromas and flavors of tangy green apples,melon, lemon curd, florals, herbs and a hint of peppercorn. Sip poolside or with light appetizers such as a bountiful French cheese plate or a traditional French omelette. This easy drinking wine with its lingering, snappy finish should be enjoyed young. On the crisp, clean palate, notes of lemon shortbread, tart apples, chalk and minerality were absolutely refreshing. Sebastien Christophe Petit Chablis 2021 ($28) offered aromas of bright green apples and the region’s signature minerality.

Each climat has rich and unique characteristics depending on the soil and exposure landscape and hillscape are utilized to the maximum.

In Chablis, forty-seven climat named vineyards appear on wine labels: forty for Chablis Premier Cru and seven for Chablis Grand Crus. The conditions of the land as well as the talent of the winemaker result in a patchwork quilt of crus.

Compared to Petit Chablis, wines from this appellation tend to be stronger in structure and offer a rounder mouthfeel and longer lasting finish.Ĭlimat, a traditional Bourgogne word referring to “precisely delimited plots of land that enjoy specific geological and climactic conditions”, is of paramount importance to the region of Chablis. The largest of the four appellations in terms of surface area, both planted and limited, is Chablis. Petit Chablis is, for the most part, planted on plateaux found in vineyards of Portlandian soil and nestled on the hillside.

Chablis wine release