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Chablis, a crystal-clear expression of terroir
November 21st -22nd, 2013 Washington, D.C.
Epernay
A winegrowing region in northern France
A northerly region in the north of Burgundy
Chablis & Grand Auxerrois
Côtes de Nuits
Côte de Beaune
Côte Chalonnaise
Mâconnais
The Romans introduce vines
I – III
XII
Chablis’ reputation is established
as it is shipped to Paris
XVI
Late XIX – Early XX
Phylloxera + World Wars = vines in decline
1956-1959
Great technical progress (+ 40%
surface)
The monks contribute to the development of winegrowing
Birth of the Chablis and Chablis Grand Cru AOCs
1938
2 millennia of history
• 5 200 hectares in production
• Nearly 40 million bottles produced every year
• 4 appellations : –Petit Chablis (16%) , – Chablis (67%), – Chablis Premier Cru (15%) – Chablis Grand Cru (2%)
• More than 300 domains
• A cooperative is responsible for 25% of all Chablis wines (in volume)
• More than 65% of all wines produced are exported
Key Figures
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1950 1970 1980 1990 2000 2003 2006 2009 2012
Evolution of surface wine area
The Chablis vineyard quadrupled between 1970 and 2000
Villages23%
Régionales Bourgogne
60%
Grands Crus de la Côte d'Or
2%
Chablis et Petit Chablis
11%
Chablis Grand Cru et Premier
Cru4%
Importance des exportations des vins de Chablis aux USA par rapport à l'offre en blanc de Bourgogne
(en volume - 7 mois 2013)
Chablis represents 15% of all white Bourgogne wines exported to the US market
Volume - 1st 7 months of 2013
After the economic turndown, the healthy growth is back on track
A semi-continental climate
Fighting freezing temperatures!
A semi-continental climate
Icing to keep vines at 32oF
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Unique soil and subsoil
The Chablis terroir – the soil
Soil and subsoil
Chardonnay
“Chablis is Chardonnay, but not every Chardonnay is Chablis.” Rosemary George, MW 1979
In this environment of limestone soil and a semi-continental climate, the Chardonnay grape finds a unique yet fragile equilibrium at maturity, without
over-ripening. Chablis thus offers an exceptional expression of the varietal, with wines that are elegant and with good minerality, appreciated for their purity of taste.
BIVB-D.CLEMENCET
A single varietal
THE
4 APPELLATIONS
Chablis: the 4 appellations
Chablis Premier Cru
778 ha / 43 700 hl
Chablis – 3318 ha / 187 900 hl
Petit-Chablis - 843 ha / 44 700 hl
Chablis
Grand Cru
Chablis Premier Cru
Chablis
Petit Chablis
2%
15%
67%
16%
% of product volume
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Climats in Chablis
Petit Chablis
• Wine tasted: La Chablisienne
Chablis
La Pierrelée 2011
Chablis
La Chablisienne
Damien Leclerc
Terroir of Chablis
• Wines tasted:
Domaine Séguinot-Bordet Chablis Premier Cru Fourchaume 2010
Simonnet-Febvre Chablis Premier Cru Vaillons 2010
Domaine Louis Moreau Chablis Premier Cru Les Fourneaux 2010
Chablis Premier Cru
Chablis Premier Cru
Left Bank Right bank
Domaine Séguinot-Bordet
Terroir of Fourchaume
Simonnet-Febvre
Jean-Philippe Archambaud
Terroir of Les Vaillons
Domaine Louis Moreau
Louis Moreau
Terroir of Les Fourneaux
• Wines tasted:
Domaine Servin
Chablis Grand Cru Blanchot 2011
Domaine Christian Moreau Père & Fils Chablis Grand Cru Vaudésir 2009
Chablis Grand Cru
Photograph © Joël Gesvres
Chablis Grand Cru
Chablis Grand Cru
Bougros
Blanchot
Les Clos Valmur
Grenouilles
Vaudésir
Les Preuses
Chablis
Grand Cru
Source: Chablis by Bernard Ginestet
Domaine Servin
François Servin
Terroir of Blanchot
Domaine Christian Moreau Père & Fils
Fabien Moreau
Terroir of Vaudésir