Chablis is an appellation in France, covering 5,282.3 ha across 17 communes. The rules allow white wine, based on Chardonnay. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks. It lies 12 km east of Auxerre and 60 km south-west of Troyes.
Chardonnay grown around the town of Chablis in the Yonne, the northern outpost of Burgundy. The best sites lie on Kimmeridgian marl with fossil oyster shells, which many link to the wine's saline, chalky edge.
Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain
Elevation
119–327 m
Mean elevation
210 m
Mean slope
7.5° (13 %)
Steepest tenth
above 14°
Faces
several directions, mostly south-east
Measured over the whole outline on 83,916 elevation cells of about 26 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).
Wines and grape rules
ChablisWhite
Chardonnay
max 70 hl/ha · min 5,500 vines/ha
Chablis Premier CruWhite
Chardonnay
max 68 hl/ha · min 5,500 vines/ha
Vintages: Burgundy (red)
505
306
307
308
409
510
311
412
313
314
515
416
417
418
519
520
321
422
423
324
Vintages: Burgundy and Chablis (white)
405
406
407
408
309
510
311
412
313
514
415
316
517
418
419
520
321
422
423
324
Atlas editorial scores: a consensus of widely published vintage reports, not one critic's view. Scores for 2023 and 2024 are early and can change as the wines develop. Scale 1 to 5.