{"id":933,"date":"2020-04-14T14:31:45","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T14:31:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vinolove.club\/?p=933"},"modified":"2020-04-14T16:15:16","modified_gmt":"2020-04-14T16:15:16","slug":"what-every-wine-lover-needs-to-know-about-chablis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vinolove.club\/fr\/what-every-wine-lover-needs-to-know-about-chablis\/","title":{"rendered":"Chablis: what every wine lover needs to know about"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you like wine, then you must have heard, and most of you have even tasted a wonderful white wine called Chablis. You will often find this name on the labels of bottles  in your wine store. And always in the menu of good wine bars. Chablis is one of the flagships of French white wine. And if you ask a sommelier around the world what comes to their mind with the phrase \u201cfine white French wine\u201d, most of them would say that they thought about Chablis. It turns out that the United States and Britain used to have Chablis wine forged more often than other still wines. Any white wine, when it was called Chablis, immediately added value. So for many Anglo-Saxon countries, Chablis is a synonym for good white wine. So what should every wine lover know about Chablis?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geography<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

First of all, Chablis is a dry white wine from the French wine region of Chablis. The Chablis region is formally part of Burgundy. But if we look at the map, we will see that Chablis is somewhat torn away from the main part of Burgundy and even closer to Champagne. This is one of the most northern wine regions of France. The climate is cool. Every year, winemakers face difficulties in growing and grape harvesting. But then their risks are generously rewarded with fine high-quality wine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Chablis\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Soils of Chablis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Chablis are usually very mineral wines. It’s all about local soils. Vineyards are planted here on the limestones of Kimmeridge and Portland (Jurassic in geology). Moreover, the best Chablis are made from grapes harvested from Cimmerian limestone. They are more elegant and mineral. Portland limestone vineyards produce more fruity wines. But the best terroir is white clay on the limestones of Kimmeridge. Previously, there was the sea and the organic remains of its inhabitants make these soils so special. They are famous for their exceptional properties for growing white grapes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indeed, Chablis is always white wines from the same variety – Chardonnay.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Classification<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

On the labels you may notice different interpretations of the name Chablis. So there are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n