Chablis

The Chablis wine district produces white wines only, 100 percent Chardonnay.

Chablis is one district for which you must pay particularly close attention to vintages. In a good vintage, however, Chablis can be magical: pale straw in color with hints of green, turning light gold with age; bone dry and medium-bodied, with lively acidity that makes the wine great with seafood; concentrated in delicate, minerally aromas and an appley flavor that lingers long after you swallow.

Chablis has a distinctly different appellation system from the rest of Burgundy.

• Petit Chablis

• Chablis

• Chablis Premier Cru

• Chablis Grand Cru

The are only 7 Grands Crus, and they sit on what is the filet mignon of the Chablis region.

Les Clos (61.1 acres) - This vineyard, the most famous Grand Cru of Chablis, is superbly situated between Blanchot and Valmur. Les Clos frequently has excellent acidity, superb depth, power, and richness, but it is stony, mineral-like precision to its flavors that sets it apart from on the the Côte d'Or top white burgundies. The great examples of Les Clos, often seem immortal and are capable of lasting 15-20 years.

Blanchot (30.1 acres) - Situated southeast of the other Grands Crus, Blanchot produces wines that are among the most delicate, perfumed, are stylish of all the Grands Crus.