Appellation: Chablis
Burgundy · France
16.4°C
434mm
Intermediate
Growing-season mean of 15–17 °C
11.3°C
Day–night swing; higher preserves acidity.
Representative-location climate normals, 1989–2018 (TerraClimate), read at Yonne. Source: Puga et al., OENO One 2022.
- Dry, unoaked to lightly oaked white (Chardonnay)
Grapes of Chablis
Chardonnay at its leanest and most mineral, grown on the Kimmeridgian limestone of Burgundy's cool northern edge.
Chablis lies well north of the rest of Burgundy, closer to Champagne in latitude and climate. The cool conditions and the region's distinctive Kimmeridgian limestone — a soil laced with fossilized oyster shells — give the wines their signature tension: high acidity, a flinty minerality, and restrained citrus and orchard fruit rather than the tropical richness of warmer Chardonnay.
Oak is used sparingly or not at all, so the wines showcase site over winemaking. The best Premier and Grand Cru vineyards, clustered on the region's south-facing slopes, add depth and the capacity to age for a decade or more.
Production is recorded by region, not by appellation.