chablis

Chardonnay is the only grape allowed in Chablis, and it takes up about 13,000 acres that are planted across four areas of the region.

The Margote Chardonnay speaks with a similar voice, even though it grows outside Chablis and carries the modest Vin de France designation.

Master sommelier Jay Fletcher walked the crowd through the wines being served, describing a French Chablis as having come from “cold, choppy soil” and being somewhat “nervy.”

A vineyard is pictured early in the morning outside Chablis, France, April 3, 2022.

A Chablis or a chardonnay from the Mâconnais region of France would be delicious.