Chablis wine

I want to introduct something aboutIt is likely that vines came to the region with the
Concentrated Garlic Powder High Allicin (C6H10S3).Romans, if not before. As elsewhere, the Dark
Place of Origin: China Brand Name: Atlas Model No:Ages saw monasteries putting great effort into
2200 Terms of Payment: T/T Minimum Order:viticulture for communion wine, and the proximity
200kg Delivery Lead Time: 25 days Specifications:of Auxerre meant that the market in Paris was
1) 100-150mm 2) Allicin content: 8%-25% 3)readily accessible.
Height concentrated garlic powder than usual airThere are records in the mid-15th century of
dried garlic powder from 8: 1 to 50: 1 We are theChablis wine being shipped to England, Flanders and
biggest supplier of health garlic products like garlicPicardy. But in February 1568 the town was razed
oil and garlic power in China. Allicin contained isby the Huguenots, and the region did not really
over 50pct in garlic oil and 8-25pct in garlicrecover until the 18th century. Then came the
powder.ravages of the Revolution, the Little Ice Age and
Chablis (wine region)Prussian invasions. Just as the vineyards were
Appellation typebeing built back up, they were hit first by mildew
Appellation d'origine contr?lin 1880, and then by phylloxera.
Year establishedAgain the region recovered, producing over
1938160,000 cases per year in the 1930s, but it took
Countrya heavy toll in World War II, and barely 5000
Francecases were produced in 1945. Production
Part ofrecovered to over 100,000 cases by 1949, but
Burgundythe vineyards were devastated by the late frosts
Total areaof 1957 and 1961. Many were not replanted.
6834Geography
Size of planted vineyardsChablis lies about 100miles (160km) north of
4820Beaune, situated roughly halfway between
Varietals producedBurgundy's heartland in C?te d'Or and Paris. It is
Chardonnay (Beaunois)therefore as near to Champagne as to the rest
This box: view?talkof Burgundy. Of France's wine-growing areas, only
The Chablis region is the northernmost wineChampagne has a more northerly location. The
district of the Burgundy region in France. Theregion covers 15km x 20km across 27
grapevines around the town of Chablis are almostcommunes, either side of the Serein river.
all Chardonnay, making a dry white wineThe soil is Kimmeridge Clay with outcrops of the
renowned for the purity of its aroma and taste.chalk that extends from Sancerre up to the
StyleWhite Cliffs of Dover. The Grand Crus, the best
The northern location (48) means that Chablisvineyards, all lie in one small area just north of the
wines have more acidity and less fruity flavourstown.
than Chardonnay wines grown in warmerAppellation and classification
climates, but their pure, minerally style has greatThe westernmost Grand Cru vineyards of
elegance. They often have a "flinty" note,Bougros and Vaudesir, with Valmur in the distance
sometimes described as "go?t de pierre fusil"below the wood. Note the steep slope of Bougros.
(gunflint) and sometimes as "steely".The main Chablis Appellation d'Origine Contr?l was
In comparison to the white wines from the restdesignated on 13 January 1938, but the junior
of Burgundy, Chablis has on average much lessappellation of Petit Chablis was not designated until
influence of oak. Much Chablis is completely5 January 1944. In fact the vineyards are
unoaked, and vinified in steel tanks. The amountcovered by four appellations at different levels of
of barrel maturation, if any, is a stylistic choiceclassification, reflecting all-important differences in
which varies widely between Chablis producers.soil and slope in this northerly region:
Many Grand Cru and some Premier Cru winesPetit Chablis - (approx 1,550hectares (3,800
receive some maturation in oak barrels, butacres)). A useful source of inexpensive wine from
typically the time in barrel and the proportion ofthe least favoured sites on the hilltops and valley
new barrels is much smaller than for white winesbottoms, this appellation has been in decline.
of C?te de Beaune.Chablis - the main appellation covering
Chardonnay is known locally as "Beaunois", "the6,834hectares (16,890 acres), of which either
vine from Beaune".4,400hectares (11,000 acres) or 4,820hectares
History(11,900 acres) are currently planted with vines.
The story of Chablis and its vineyards is of cyclesCovers the lower slopes of south-facing sites, and
of slow recoveries after violent setbacks, boththe middle slopes with less favorable aspect.
human and viticultural.