Chablis premier cru Fourchaume

Chablis premier cru Fourchaume is a premier cru climat of Chablis in France, covering 99.5 ha in Fontenay-Pres-Chablis, La Chapelle-Vaupelteigne and Maligny. That is 1.9% of the Chablis appellation area. The rules allow white wine, based on Chardonnay. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks. It lies 16 km east of Auxerre and 56 km south-west of Troyes.

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Type

Dénomination géographique complémentaire

Within

Chablis

Category

Vin tranquille

Area

99.5 ha

Separate plots

5

Extent N–S × E–W

2.99 × 2.32 km

Centre

47.8407° N, 3.7830° E

Where it is

Nearest town

16 km east of Auxerre

Nearest city

56 km south-west of Troyes 60,785 people

To the sea

303 km

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation

127–200 m

Mean elevation

159 m

Mean slope

8.8° (15 %)

Steepest tenth

above 14°

Faces

south-west

Measured over the whole outline on 24,825 elevation cells of about 6 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Vintages: Burgundy (red)

Vintages: Burgundy and Chablis (white)

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.

Bedrock

• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)87%
• Unconsolidated sediments13%

Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.

Communes · 3

• Fontenay-Pres-Chablis
• La Chapelle-Vaupelteigne
• Maligny

Neighbours

• Chablis premier cru Vaupulent

Sources

INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)