The Wine Experience
Chablis
When you hear Chablis, what do you
think of? Most often we know
Chablis as an inexpensive jug wine, but that's not the real Chablis.
Real Chablis is from, well, Chablis. And the one thing to
remember is that those jug wines aren't real Chablis.
Chablis is a town in
the Burgundy region of France and real Chablis is 100 percent Chardonnay
that's usually more delicate than Chardonnays you're used to.
The weather in Chablis is nearly the coolest Chardonnay can take
so the wine tends to be leaner and the fruitiness more subtle
The chalky soil gives
them a flinty quality. That and the zing of acidity means Chablis
marries well with soft, rich cheeses and flavorful seafoods.
Here's another difference... with a few exceptions, most real Chablis don't have much oak
flavor. So they show the Chardonnay fruit more directly.
Real Chablis will definitely
give you a different-from-everyday Chardonnay experience.
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