A fresh look at Chablis

CHABLIS may not be on every wine lover’s radar, but it is an excellent alternative to the mainstay of white Burgundies. The prices of 2021 white burgundies which have recently come onto the market, have yet again surpassed those of the year before. Liv-Ex, a global marketplace for the trade, notes that the 2021s rose 25 per cent on average.

Perhaps, it is time we take a look at this Burgundian region located up in the north that continues to offer excellent wines at relatively affordable prices.

Chablis is the northernmost wine district in the Burgundy region of France. The Kimmeridge and Portlandian clay are what give Chablis its hallmark mineral flavours. This famously ancient soil comprises a distinctive mix of limestone, clay and fossilised oyster shells. High in acidity with linear textures, a glass of wine from the region of Chablis is quite different from one from the warm region of Beaune located 134 km to the south.