Chablis: Official Regional Classifications

Question 1

Petit Chablis AOP:

Answer 1

Département: Yonne
Styles and Encépagement:
Blanc: 100% Chardonnay
Minimum Potential Alcohol: 9.5%
Minimum Must Weight: 153 g/l (144 g/l prior to 2011)
Maximum Residual Sugar: 3 g/l
Minimum Planting Density: 5,500 vines per hectare
Maximum Yields (Rendement de Base): 60 hl/ha
Primary Soil Type: Portlandian limestone
AOC Established: 1944 (last updated 2011)

Question 2

Chablis AOP:

Answer 2

Département: Yonne
Styles and Encépagement:
Blanc: 100% Chardonnay
Blanc “Premier Cru”
Minimum Potential Alcohol:
Chablis: 10%
Chablis “Premier Cru”: 10.5%
Minimum Must Weight:
Chablis: 161 g/l (153 g/l prior to 2011)
Chablis “Premier Cru”: 170 g/l (161 g/l prior to 2011)
Maximum Residual Sugar: 3 g/l
Permitted Training Methods: Guyot (simple or double), Cordon de Royat, Taille Chablis
Minimum Planting Density: 5,500 vines per hectare
Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base)
Chablis: 60 hl/ha
Chablis “Premier Cru”: 58 hl/ha
Primary Soil Type: Kimmeridgian marl
AOC Established: 1938 (last updated 2011)

Question 3

Chablis Grand Cru AOP

Answer 3

Département: Yonne
Communes of Production: Chablis
Styles and Encépagement:
Blanc: 100% Chardonnay
Minimum Potential Alcohol: 11%
Minimum Must Weight: 178 g/l (170 g/l prior to 2011)
Maximum Residual Sugar: 4 g/l
Minimum Planting Density: 5,500 vines per hectare
Maximum Yields (Rendement de Base): 54 hl/ha
Principal Soils: Kimmeridgian marl
AOC Established: 1938 (last updated 2011)

Question 4

Irancy AOP

Answer 4

Département: Yonne
Communes of Production: Cravant, Irancy, Vincelottes
Styles and Encépagement:
Rouge:
Principal Variety: Pinot Noir
Accessory Varieties: Max. 10% combined Pinot Gris and César
Assemblage: per encépagement (varieties must be vinified together)
Minimum Potential Alcohol: 10.5%
Minimum Must Weight: 180 g/l (171 g/l prior to 2011)
Maximum Residual Sugar: 2 g/l
Élevage: Wines may not be released until June 30 of the year following the harvest
Minimum Planting Density: 7,000 vines per hectare
Maximum Yields (Rendement de Base): 52 hl/ha (45 hl/ha prior to 2011)
AOC Established: 1999 (last updated 2011)

Question 5

Saint-Bris AOP

Answer 5

Département: Yonne
Communes of Production: Chitry, Irancy, Quenne, Saint-Bris-le-Vineux, Vincelottes
Styles and Encépagement:
Blanc: Sauvignon Blanc and Sauvignon Gris
Assemblage: none specified
Minimum Alcohol: 10%
Minimum Must Weight: 161 g/l
Maximum Residual Sugar: 4 g/l
Minimum Planting Density: 7,000 vines per hectare
Maximum Yields (Rendement de Base): 68 hl/ha
AOC Established: 2003 (last updated 2011)

Question 6

Vézelay AOP

Answer 6

Département: Yonne
Communes of Production: d’Asquins, Saint-Père, Tharoiseau, Vézelay
Styles and Encépagement:
Blanc: Chardonnay
Assemblage: 100%
Minimum Alcohol: 11%
Minimum Must Weight: 178 g/l
Maximum Residual Sugar: 4 g/l
Minimum Planting Density: 6,400 vines per hectare
Maximum Yields (Rendement de Base): 55 hl/ha
AOC Established: 2017

Question 7

Bourgogne Chitry AOP

Answer 7

Grapes: Pinot Noir; Pinot Blanc; Pinot Gris; Cesar; Tressot; Chardonnay
Wine: Red
Wine: White

Question 8

Bourgogne Cote Saint-Jacques AOP

Answer 8

Grapes: Pinot Noir; Chardonnay; Pinot Blanc; Pinot Gris; Cesar; Tressot

Wine: Red; Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Cesar, Tressot

Wine: White; Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc

Wine: Rosé; Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Cesar, Tressot

Question 9

Bourgogne Cotes d’Auxerre AOP

Answer 9

Grapes: Pinot Noir; Chardonnay; Pinot Blanc; Pinot Gris; Cesar; Tressot

Wine: Red; Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, César, Tressot

Wine: White; Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc

Wine: Rosé; Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, César, Tressot

Question 10

Bourgogne Coulanges-La-Vineuse AOP

Answer 10

Grapes: Pinot Noir; Chardonnay; Pinot Blanc; Pinot Gris; Cesar; Tressot
Wine: Red; White; Rose

Question 11

Bourgogne Epineuil AOP

Answer 11

Grapes: Pinot Noir; Chardonnay; Pinot Blanc; Pinot Gris; Cesar; Tressot
Wine: Red; White; Rose

Question 12

Bourgogne Tonnerre AOP

Answer 12

Grapes: Chardonnay
Wine: White