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Chablis wines

Wines of Chablis

The white wines of Chablis are sometimes
incorrectly spoken of as white Burgundies. In reality their character is very different. They are of good alcoholic strength, and vigorous without the alcohol being too pronounced to the palate. They have body-delicacy and charming aroma, and are distinguished
also by their remarkable whiteness of colour and limpidity.
They are the favourite wines for consumption with oysters. They should be served cold. Chablis will go on maturing for years.

The Chablis wines are now classified by the
leading brokers as follows:

The principal crus of Chablis.

Premiers Crus
Vaudesir Blanchot
Les Clos
Les Preuses
Valmur
Bougros
Grenouille

Deuxiemes Crus
Chapelot
Chatain
Mantee de Tonnerre
Beugnon
Mont de Milieu
Les Forets
Montmain
Les Lys
Vaillon
Les Epinottes
Fourchaume
Vaulorent
Sechet

Troisiemes Crus
Pargues
Buteaux
Soyat
Vieilles Voies
Valvan

Many villages round about Chablis also produce white wines of goad quality.