CHABLIS & GRAND AUXERROIS
B U R G U N D Y V I N E YA R D
Chablis &
Grand
Auxerrois
vineyard
CHABLIS & GRAND AUXERROIS
- Vineyard of about 6500 hectares (Chablis + Grand Auxerrois vineyards)
- Main cities: Auxerre, Chablis and Tonnerre
- Set apart from the main part of Burgundy vineyard (Yonne département)
- Close to Champagne and end of the Loire Valley area (Pouilly-Fumé)
- Typical clay-limestone soils (Kimmeridgian period, 150 millions years ago)
- Serein river, regulate the climate (Chablis)
- Only white for Chablis vineyard. Red, white and rosé for Grand Auxerrois
- Pinot Noir, Chardonnay (called Beaunois locally), Sauvignon, César
Regional AOC of Chablis vineyard: Regional AOC of Grand Auxerrois vineyard:
- Bourgogne - Bourgogne
- Bourgogne Aligoté
- Bourgogne Aligoté
- Coteaux Bourguignons
- Coteaux Bourguignons
- Bourgogne Passetoutgrains
- Bourgogne Passetoutgrains
- Crémant de Bourgogne
- Crémant de Bourgogne
+ Specific regional AOC with a geographic name:
Villages AOC of Chablis vineyard: - Bourgogne Chitry
- Bourgogne Côte Saint-Jacques
- Bourgogne Côte d’Auxerre
- Petit Chablis - Bourgogne Coulanges-la-Vineuse
- Bourgogne Epineuil
- Chablis (+ Chablis 1er Cru) - Bourgogne Tonnerre
Village AOC:
- Chablis Grand Cru - Irancy
- Saint-Bris
- Vézelay
AOC PETIT-CHABLIS
900 hectares
The lower quality
ONLY WHITE
(only chardonnay)
Light, crispy, easy drinking, fresh
AOC CHABLIS
3500 hectares
On 20 villages
ONLY WHITE
(only chardonnay)
The name of a 1er Cru
climat name can be added
(40)
Mineral, fine and fresh
AOC CHABLIS Chablis
+ 1er Cru 1er
Crus
40 1er Crus Climats but
17 main ones
About 800 hectares classified
in 1er Cru
Better aging potential than
AOC Chablis or AOC Petit-
Chablis
The greatest are situated on
the right bank of the Serein
river, next to the Grand Cru
Climats.
The 17 main 1er Crus of Chablis (40 in total)
• Les Beauregards • Mont de Milieu
• Beauroy • Montée de Note.
Tonnerre A climat can include
• Berdiot
• Montmains different other names
• Chaume de of climats.
Talvat • Vaillons For example: Forêts
• Côte de Jouan • Vau de Vey and Butteaux 1er
Crus Climats can
• Côte de Léchet • Vau Ligneau take the name of
• Côte de • Vaucoupin Montmains.
Vaubarousse
• Vosgros
• Fourchaume
• Les Fourneaux
AOC CHABLIS
GRAND CRU
100 hectares
1 appellation
7 Climats
Special case:
La Moutonne considered
as the 8th Climat but not
officially recognized by
INAO
The best wines of the
Chablis area
Great complexity, good aging potential
The 7 Climats of AOC Chablis Grand Cru
- Blanchots (13 ha)
- Les Clos (28 ha)
- Valmur (11 ha)
- Grenouille (9 ha)
- Vaudésir (15 ha)
- Les Preuses (11 ha)
- Bougros (15 ha)
+ La Moutonne (2,35 ha, mainly included in Vaudésir and a
small part in Les Preuses Climats)
GRAND AUXERROIS VINEYARD
• Specific regional AOC with a denomination:
- Bourgogne Chitry: ◼ ◼ ◼ 62 hectares
- Bourgogne Côte d’Auxerre: ◼ ◼ ◼ 200 hectares
- Bourgogne Coulanges-la-Vineuse: ◼ ◼ ◼ 120 hectares
- Bourgogne Côte Saint-Jacques: ◼ ◼ ◼ 12 hectares, PINOT GRIS ALLOWED
(5 hectares)
- Bourgogne Epineuil: MAINLY RED (Pinot noir only) + ROSE, 65 hectares
- Bourgogne Tonnerre: ONLY WHITE (Chardonnay only), 30 hectares
GRAND AUXERROIS VINEYARD
• AOC IRANCY
Village appellation
160 hectares on 3 villages
ONLY RED
Pinot noir mainly
César (5 ha):
- 10% maximum allowed if
blend with Pinot noir.
- Very rare in 100% version
100% César grape cuvées
About 5 producers
Domaine
Sorin-Coquard
Domaine
Simonnet-Fèbvre
Domaine
Félix & Fils
GRAND AUXERROIS VINEYARD
• AOC SAINT-BRIS
Village appellation
140 hectares on 5 villages
WHITE ONLY
Sauvignon blanc &
Sauvignon gris ONLY
PRODUCERS
• RAVENEAU
• DAUVISSAT
• BILLAUD-SIMON
• DROIN
• LA CHABLISIENNE
• LOUIS MICHEL
• WILLIAM FEVRE
• LAROCHE
• MOREAU-NAUDET
• POMMIER
• PATTES-LOUP
• B. DEFAIX
