A Guide To Chablis

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When it comes to dry white wine, there is onecreated. It is this colder climate that gives the
for me that stands head and shoulders above thewine its acidity and its pure almost mineral taste
rest. Chablis is a classic white wine, excellent with— some people even think it has the hint
chicken and fish it evokes sophistication with itsof a metallic edge to its flavour.
smooth palate and purity of taste. It is also aAnother key thing that sets Chablis apart from
great wine to drink alone, serve chilled and thenother white wines is that fact that it rarely has an
sit and enjoy on a terrace on in a garden in theoaky taste. This again sets it apart from other
summer.white wines made from the Chardonnay grape.
The Chablis region is found in Northern BurgundyThey do tend to have an oaky flavour, indeed
in France. The wine is produced from thesometimes Chardonnay wines are rather too high
Chardonnay grape. This comes as a surprise to aon the oak factor for my liking. When it comes to
lot of people because they associate ChardonnayChablis some of these wines are completely
with a mass produced cheap wine andunoaked, in fact they are matured in a steel tank
don’t realise that the grape is actually used— which could account for some
to produce both Chablis and Champagne. Becausepeople’s view that they tend to taste
the region that produces Chablis is in Northernslightly metallic. Others receive a small amount of
France the grapes do not ripen and become asmaturing in an oak barrel — but this time
sweet as they would if it were produced closerspent in the barrel is considerably shorter than
to the Mediterranean. This ensures that theother wines.