AOC/AOP Regulations

Département

  • Yonne

Communes of Production

  • Chablis

Styles and Encépagement

  • Blanc: 100% Chardonnay

Minimum Potential Alcohol

  • 11%

Minimum Must Weights

  • 178 g/l (170 g/l prior to 2011)

Maximum Residual Sugar

  • 4 g/l

Minimum Planting Density

  • 5,500 vines per hectare

Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base)

  • 54 hl/ha 

Primary Soil Type

  • Kimmeridgian marl

AOC Established

  • 1938 (last updated 2011)

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Grand Cru Vineyards of Chablis (7)

VineyardSize**Major ProducersNotes 
Blanchot12.68 haDomaine Laroche, Vocoret, La Chablisienne, Long-Depaquit, François Servin, François RaveneauUnlike the other grand cru climats, Blanchot has a southeast exposure, facing the premier cru Montée de Tonnerre.
Bougros15.07 haWilliam Fèvre (two bottlings: „Bougros“ and „Côte Bouguerots“), Domaine du Colombier, Guy Robin, François ServinBougros was not originally classified as grand cru in 1935; it was added in 1938 as part of the final AOC legislation.
Grenouilles9.38 haLa Chablisienne (Château de Grenouilles), Philippe Testut, Benoît Droin, Louis MichelLa Chablisienne owns 7.20 ha of this low-lying vineyard near the River Serein, named for the grenouilles, or „frogs,“ that likely make it their home.
Les Clos25.87 haWilliam Fèvre, Louis Moreau, Christian Moreau (both Moreau estates produce two bottlings: Les Clos and „Clos des Hospices dans le Clos“), Pinson, Drouhin-Vaudon, Vocoret, Vincent Dauvissat, Benoît Droin, François Servin, François Raveneau, Billaud-Simon, Louis MichelThis climat, which dates to at least 1417, is unanimously considered the top vineyard in Chablis. No walls stand today.  
Preuses10.81 haLa Chablisienne, Vincent Dauvissat, Jean et Sébastien Dauvissat, Billaud-SimonLike Bougros, Preuses was not originally classified as grand cru in 1935; it was added in 1938 as part of the final AOC legislation. 0.11 hectares of Long-Depaquit’s „La Moutonne“ monopole lie within Preuses. Spelled „Perreuse“ in the 1500s, the vineyard name derives from pierre, or „stone.“
Valmur10.55 haJean-Claude Bessin, Guy Robin, Christian Moreau, François RaveneauThis vineyard dates to the 1200s, when it was known as Vallemeur, the valley of brambles. It sits in a small, enclosed valley in the center of the grand cru hillside. With little wind and airflow, it acts as a heat trap in the summertime, and an easy target for cold and frost in the winter and spring.
Vaudésir15.43 haChristian Moreau, Alain Besson, Gérard Tremblay, Louis MichelMany critics posit Vaudésir as the second-best grand cru, after Les Clos. Most of Domaine Long-Depaquit’s 2.35-ha monopole „La Moutonne“ is within Vaudésir.

** Burgundy Wine Board (BIVB)