* Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil-Chablis Deveau ( as Lady Chablis ) 1997

Chablis made several appearances on talk shows when the book and the movie were released.

Despite receiving the same amount of sunshine as the Chablis region, Chardonnay grapes in Champagne rarely attain full ripeness.

Two bottles of the same Chablis Grand Cru wine showing considerable variation in colour at 30 years of age.

The region is located north of the city of Nevers and 22 miles ( 35 kilometers ) northeast of Bourges, To the northeast, the Burgundian wine region of Chablis is only 60 miles ( 97 kilometers ) away and shares the same out cropping of chalk soil that extends all the way to the White Cliffs of Dover in England.

Chardonnay was believed to be first planted in Chablis by the Cistercians at Pontigny Abbey in the 12th century.

The development of the French railway system opened up the Parisian market to wine regions across the country, dealing a significant blow to the monopoly held by Chablis wine industry at the time.

Chardonnay was believed to be first planted in Chablis by the Cistercians at Pontigny Abbey in the 12th century and from there spread south to the rest of the Burgundy region.

One of the objectives of the AOC establishment was to protect the name " Chablis ", which by this time was already being inappropriately used to refer to just about any white wine made from any number of white grape varieties all across the world.

Located in northeast France, the Chablis region is considered the northernmost extension of the Burgundy wine region but it is separated from the Côte d ' Or by the Morvan hills, with the main Burgundian winemaking town of Beaune located more than away.

While its use is gradually declining, for the rest of Chablis region mechanical harvesting was used by around 80 % of the vineyards at the turn of the 21st century.

All the vineyards in Chablis are covered by four appellations with different levels of classification, reflecting all-important differences in soil and slope in this northerly region.

Next is the generic AOC Chablis which, at, is the largest appellation by far in the region and the one exhibits the most variability between producers and vintages.

Chablis is characterized by its pale yellow color with greenish tint.

Chablis wines are characterized by their greenish-yellow color and star bright clarity.

Despite its long history and association with Chardonnay, the wines of Chablis are often overshadowed by the New World expression of the varietal and even by other Burgundian Chardonnays such as Montrachet, Corton-Charlemagne and Meursault.

Still the legacy of its history has left it mark by the wide semi-generic use of the word " Chablis " to describe most any white wine, regardless of where it was made and from what grapes.

Chablis became notable in the early 1990s when she was featured as one of Savannah's colorful characters in John Berendt's book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, based on a true crime story.

a Pouilly-Fuisse or a Chablis somewhat less cold.

It is vinified in many different styles, from the lean, crisply mineral wines of Chablis, France to New World wines with oak, and tropical fruit flavors.

The Grand crus of Chablis are planted on hillsides composed of Kimmeridgian marl, limestone and chalk.

The outlying regions, falling under the more basic " Petit Chablis " appellation, are planted on portlandian limestone which produces wines with less finesse.

A similar situation occurred in France, with the two vines being commonly confused until the mid 19th century, when ampelographers began combing through the vineyards of Chablis and Burgundy, identifying the true Chardonnay and weeding out the Pinot Blanc.

The grape first rose to prominence in the Chablis and Burgundy regions.

In addition to Chablis, it is found in the Côte d ' Or ( largely in the Côte de Beaune ) as well as the Côte Chalonnaise and Mâconnais.

The Serein river runs through the town of Chablis, with many of the region's most prestigious vineyards planted on hillsides along the river.

Chardonnay is the only permitted AOC grape variety in the Chablis region with the wines here developing such worldwide recognition that the name " chablis " has taken on semi-generic connotations to mean any dry white wine, even those not made from Chardonnay.

The name is protected in the European Union and for wine sold in the EU, " Chablis " refers only to the Chardonnay wine produced in this region of the Yonne.

On the other side of the basin is the village of Kimmeridge in England which gives it name to the Kimmeridgean soil that is located throughout Chablis.

The most expensive examples of Chardonnay from Chablis comes from the seven Grand Cru vineyards that account for around on the southwest side of one slope along the Serein river near the town of Chablis — Blanchots, Bougros, Les Clos, Grenouilles, Preuses, Valmur and Vaudésir.

The wines from these crus most often capture the goût de pierre à fusil or " gunflint " quality that is characterized of Chablis wine.

Today, the Chardonnay made in the Chablis region is one of the " purest " expression of the varietal character of the grape due to the simplistic style of winemaking favored in this region.

Chablis winemakers want to emphasis the terroir of the calcareous soil and cooler climate that help maintain high acidity.

The biting, green apple-like acidity is a trademark of Chablis and can be noticeable in the bouquet.

The acidity can mellow with age and Chablis are some of the longest living examples of Chardonnay.

Some examples of Chablis can have an earthy " wet stone " flavor that can get mustier as it ages before mellowing into delicate honeyed notes.

The use of oak is controversial in the Chablis community with some winemakers dismissing it as counter to the " Chablis style " or terroir while other embrace its use though not to the length that would characterized a " New World " Chardonnay.

The advocates of oak in Chablis point to the positive benefits of allowing limited oxygenation with the wine through the permeable oak barrels.

This can have the effect of softening the wine and make the generally austere and acidic Chablis more approachable at a younger age.

It is most commonly found in the Aube and Marne départments which, combined with Chablis, accounted for more than half of all plantings of Chardonnay in France during the 20th century.

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