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Wine Regions of France:
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France Region:
Burgundy (Borgogne)

Domaine Pinson Fréres Chablis

Chablis is the northernmost Burgundy appellation and lies less than a two-hour drive from Paris on the route to Dijon. The Chablis vineyard soils are from the Portlandien and Kemmeridgien periods. The latter, most significant for the culture of the vine, consists of Upper Jurassic limestone containing tiny oyster fossils which are traces of a sea covering Burgundy and Chablis 150 million years ago. It is the ideal ground for vines, Chardonnay in particular, the sole grape variety in Chablis. In fact, because of its cooler climate than southern Burgundy and the new world -- and because oak is infrequently employed -- it is often said that Chablis offers the most pure expression of chardonnay on the planet.

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