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Chablis (and its 18 surrounding villages) is situated in this most northerly  region of Burgundy. Its extensive 4,300 hectares of vineyards are 110 miles south of Paris to the east of the magnificent city of Auxerre which sits on the River Yonne. 100 years ago the vineyards were much more extensive (40,000 h/a) stretching south towards Dijon. By 1945 that area had shrunk to a mere 400 h/a since when it has increased tenfold.

Despite global warming, these are relatively cool-climate wines and the chardonnay grape thrives on the kimmeridgian chalk/clay soils to produce dry wines of sometimes extraordinary minerality in contrast to other white burgundies.This grape variety, known locally as “Beaunois”, thrives on this soil of marl and fossils to produce expressive wines of contrasting styles from the appellations of Petit Chablis and Chablis, but the contrasts are more marked in the Premiers and Grands Crus wines from the best locations.

To the west of the Chablis and Petit Chablis regions are the lesser-known towns of Coulanges-la-Vineuse and Saint Bris-le-Vineux (noted for its Sauvignon de Saint Bris). The Village of Irancy just to the south is produces Irancy Rouge from pinot noir but has a tendency towards a herbaceous style with green tannins in cooler vintages.