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:
- Bourgogne
- Bourgogne Aligoté
- Coteaux Bourguignons
- Bourgogne Passetoutgrains
- Crémant de Bourgogne
Villages AOC of Chablis vineyard:
- Petit Chablis
- Chablis (+ Chablis 1er Cru)
- Chablis Grand Cru
Regional AOC of Grand Auxerrois vineyard:
- Bourgogne
- Bourgogne Aligoté
- Coteaux Bourguignons
- Bourgogne Passetoutgrains
- Crémant de Bourgogne
+ Specific regional AOC with a geographic name:
- Bourgogne Chitry
- Bourgogne Côte Saint-Jacques
- Bourgogne Côte d’Auxerre
- Bourgogne Coulanges-la-Vineuse
- Bourgogne Epineuil
- Bourgogne Tonnerre
Village AOC:
- 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