AOC/AOP Regulations

Département

  • Yonne

Communes of Production

  • Beine, Béru, Chablis, La Chapelle-Vaupelteigne, Chemilly-sur-Serein, Chichée, Collan, Courgis, Fleys, Fontenay-près-Chablis, Lignorelles, Ligny-le-Châtel, Maligny, Poilly-sur-Serein, Préhy, Villy, Viviers

Styles and Encépagement

  • Blanc: 100% Chardonnay

Minimum Potential Alcohol

  • 9.5%

Minimum Must Weights

  • 153 g/l (144 g/l prior to 2011)

Maximum Residual Sugar

  • 3 g/l

Minimum Planting Density

  • 5,000 vines per hectare

Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base)

  • 60 hl/ha 

Primary Soil Type

  • Portlandian limestone

AOC Established

  • 1944 (last updated 2011)

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