TERROIR PROFILE
Bourgogne · Chablis
Kimmeridgian limestone · pure minerality
Chablis is the world's purest Chardonnay — Kimmeridgian + cool climate = pure minerality.
Climate, site & wine
Kimmeridgian marly limestone with fossils of the small oyster Exogyra virgula forms the core of the appellation; Portlandian limestone adds on the plateaus. Chardonnay becomes taut, citrusy and saline with a clear stony note.
Typical are lean, dry whites with high acidity that gain density and ageing capacity in grand cru sites. On the plateaus with Portlandian limestone the lighter Petit Chablis is made.
TERROIR PROFILE · Burgundy
Bourgogne · Chablis Kimmeridgian limestone · pure minerality
Chablis is the world's purest Chardonnay — Kimmeridgian + cool climate = pure minerality.
SOILS
Limestoneprecise, mineral
Limestone delivers tension, structure and a cooler, more mineral character.
Marlbalanced, structured
Marl is a mix of limestone and clay — yields structured, balanced wines with acidity backbone.
CLIMATE · Cool continental
Cool and semi-continental, in the northernmost part of Burgundy. Long winters and late spring frosts are the main hazard; growers use heaters and frost-protection sprinklers. Ripening is late and acidity stays high.
TOPOGRAPHY · gentle
Gentle hills and side valleys on both sides of the Serein east of Auxerre. The grand cru sites form a continuous southwest-facing slope on the right bank; Premier Cru and Chablis sites are spread over both sides of the valley.
WHAT IT MEANS IN THE GLASS
Similar terroirs worldwide
Computed from fingerprint similarity
Ruwer
Mosel
96% similar
- Minerality (slightly): Bourgogne · Chablis is less mineral → fruit-led, rounder (8 vs. 9).
Untermosel
Mosel
96% similar
- Minerality (slightly): Bourgogne · Chablis is less mineral → fruit-led, rounder (8 vs. 9).
Wineries on this terroir
See all 33 →Domaine Vincent Dauvissat
Chablis
Renown 81/100
Domaine Raveneau
Chablis
Renown 73/100
Domaine Pinson Frères
Chablis
Renown 56/100
Domaine Long-Depaquit
Chablis
Renown 46/100
Domaine William Fèvre
Chablis
Renown 45/100
Domaine Christian Moreau Père & Fils
Chablis
Renown 40/100
Domaine Château Grenouilles
Chablis
Renown 19/100
Degustation Domaine Céline et Frédéric Gueguen
Renown 16/100
This terroir's soils in the glossary