Region Information - Chablis

Like many of the key regions of France, Chablis has enjoyed some very fine vintages of late, most notably 2000 and 2002. Even in the torrid conditions of 2003, quality producers have risen to the occasion providing wines that - whilst not long-lived - are delicious to drink in the near future.

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The key factors of a cool climate and a unique soil type make Chablis ideally suited to growing Chardonnay. The soil, Kimmeridgian clay, named after the area of Dorset where it was originally identified, is a mixture of clay and limestone and is fascinatingly rich in marine fossils. In places where once there was Jurassic park, now one finds the best areas for growing Chardonnay - which thrives on the cool limestone soil to produce refined wines with a definite minerality.

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