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Encyclopedia > Chablis (wine)

The Chablis wine region is the northernmost sector of Burgundy, France, and also the name of a town located there. Wine is an alcoholic beverage produced by the fermentation of the juice of fruits, usually grapes. ... Chardonnay vineyards in the south of the Côte de Beaune surrounding the town of Meursault. ... The Chablis wine region is the northernmost sector of Burgundy, France, and also the name of a town located there. ...


The Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée system divides the region into four classifications: Petit Chablis AOC, Chablis AOC, Chablis Premier Cru AOC and Chablis Grand Cru AOC. Appellation dOrigine Contrôlée (AOC), which roughly translates as term of origin is the French certification granted to certain French geographical indications for wines, cheeses, butters, and other agricultural products, by the government bureau Institut National des Appellations dOrigine (INAO). ... Chablis is a wine Appellation dOrigine Contrôlée (AOC) in the Chablis region of France, generally classified as part of the Burgundy wine region, even though geographically it is a long way away. ... Chablis Premier Cru is a wine Appellation dOrigine Contrôlée (AOC) in the Chablis region of France, classified as part of the Burgundy wine region. ... Chablis Grand Cru is a wine Appellation dOrigine Contrôlée (AOC) in the Chablis region of France, classified as part of the Burgundy wine region. ...


All wines in the appellations are white wines from Chardonnay grapes (although there are some smaller minor appellations nearby that produce wines from Pinot Noir, Aligoté, Sauvignon Blanc and others). The area is made up of 20 or so small villages clustered around the centrally located village of Chablis. The region is divided in two by the Serein River. Oak-aged Chardonnay is particularly popular in the United States. ... Pinot Noir vines at Clos de Bèze, Gervey-Chambertin, on the Côte dOr, France Pinot noir is a variety of Vitis vinifera, the red grape used commonly in winemaking, and may also refer to wines produced predominantly from pinot noir grapes. ... Aligoté is a white grape used to make white wines in the Burgundy region of France. ... Sauvignon blanc is a white wine grape probably originating in the Bordeaux region of France that is now planted in much of the worlds winelands producing a crisp dry refreshing white varietal wine. ...


The Grand Crus of Chablis are connected on a chain of three interlocking slopes on the right bank overlooking the Serein. The seven Grand Cru vineyards are (from southeast to northwest): Blanchot, Les Clos, Valmur, Grenouilles, Vaudesir, Les Preuses and Bougros. The Premier Crus are situated on a series of hillsides both on the left and right side of the river. The best Premier Crus are, like the Grand Crus, on the right bank facing the southwest (notably, Fourchaume vineyard, located one mile to the north). The soil is a unique combination of clay and chalk called “Kimmeridgian”, and it is profusely littered by fossils of comma-shaped oysters. It gives the wines a unique profile of aromas and flavors. It is often referred to as a gout de la pierre la fusil, or gunflint character. Another oft-mentioned characterization is that of "wet rocks". The fruit flavor is less intense than elsewhere in Burgundy, as Chablis' northern location produces grapes that just barely reach an acceptable level of ripeness. There are often flavors of green apples, pineapples and pink grapefruits. Finally the wines are also typified by their strong acidity, often making the wines undrinkable without long aging. Grand Cru is the highest level of classification of AOC wines from Burgundy or Alsace, those that come from a single vineyard. ... First Growth (French Premier Cru) status refers to the greatest wines of the Bordeaux region. ... The Gay Head cliffs in Marthas Vineyard are made almost entirely of clay. ... The Needles, part of the extensive Southern England Chalk Formation. ... The name oyster is used for a number of different groups of mollusks which grow for the most part in marine or brackish water. ...


Use of the name "Chablis"

Before the use of varietal labeling became the norm in the New World, wine producers borrowed the names of wines that their products resembled and with which consumers would be familiar. This practice is now rare and virtually limited to some inexpensive jug wines. New World wines are now generally labeled by grape variety.


See also

France is one of the oldest wine producing regions of Europe. ... Semi-generic is a legal term used in Canada and by the United States Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau to refer to wine designations that have essentially no meaning. ...

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