Chablis Grand Cru is a grand cru appellation in France, covering 106.6 ha in Chablis. The rules allow white wine, based on Chardonnay. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks. It lies 13 km west of Tonnerre and 18 km east of Auxerre.
One appellation made of seven climats on a single south-west facing slope above the town of Chablis, on the right bank of the Serein: Blanchot, Bougros, Les Clos, Grenouilles, Preuses, Valmur and Vaudésir. Chardonnay on Kimmeridgian marl and limestone.
Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain
Elevation
131–224 m
Mean elevation
170 m
Mean slope
10.7° (19 %)
Steepest tenth
above 18°
Faces
south-west
Measured over the whole outline on 105,399 elevation cells of about 3 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).
Wines and grape rules
Chablis Grand CruWhite
Chardonnay
max 64 hl/ha · min 5,500 vines/ha
Vintages: Burgundy (red)
505
306
307
308
409
510
311
412
313
314
515
416
417
418
519
520
321
422
423
324
Vintages: Burgundy and Chablis (white)
405
406
407
408
309
510
311
412
313
514
415
316
517
418
419
520
321
422
423
324
Atlas editorial scores: a consensus of widely published vintage reports, not one critic's view. Scores for 2023 and 2024 are early and can change as the wines develop. Scale 1 to 5.