Top 100 wines of Chablis
Discover the top 100 best wines of Chablis of Chablis as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Chablis and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Chablis
World reference for mineral Chardonnay. Straight, taut whites with signature notes of lime, green apple, white flowers, flint and iodine, a saline finish driven by Kimmeridgian marls full of oyster fossils. The purest expression of the grape, little oak. Hierarchy: lively Petit Chablis, fresh Chablis, more complex Premier Cru (Montée de Tonnerre, Vaillons), 7 age-worthy Grands Crus (Les Clos, Valmur, Bougros…).
5,700 ha in northern Burgundy. Ideal with oysters and seafood.
Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay
Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
Food and wine pairing with a wine of Chablis
wines from the region of Chablis go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of pork colombo, fish stew or chinese fried shrimp ravioli.
Organoleptic analysis of wine of Chablis
On the nose in the region of Chablis often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices. In the mouth in the region of Chablis is a powerful with a nice freshness.
