All appellations

Chablis

Chardonnay from northern Burgundy on Kimmeridgian marl and limestone. Acidity is sharper here than elsewhere in the region, and it is what carries the ageing.

Country
France
Region
Bourgogne · Chablisien
Main grape varieties
Chardonnay

Drinking window

Years after the vintage, for a bottle kept in good conditions.

  • White

    2 to 10 years after the vintage

    For a 2018: drink between 2020 and 2028.

These ranges are indicative: vintage, producer and storage conditions shift them.

Sources

The ranges published here are an editorial estimate, cross-checked against the references listed below and against the usual ageing behaviour of the style. They are not figures quoted directly from those sources.