![]() ![]() After all, we did call this a weekday wine in the photo caption above! It would also be perfect with potato chips and popcorn. It would pair well with cold shellfish, white fish and pastas in clam/cream sauces. The finish is tart, with a long fade of mineral and citrus. The palate is a melange of apples, pears and the aforementioned steely notes commonly found in wines from this area. Notes of pear, apple and a tropical fruit salad on the nose. So even before I poured the wine, I had a pretty good idea how it should taste. This particular bottle is also “unoaked” which means the wine won’t have any vanilla or toast flavors that come from aging the wine in oak barrels. The Chablis Appellation d’origine contrôlée (AOC) requires the sole use of Chardonnay grapes. Chablis often have a “flinty” note, described by the French as “ goût de pierre à fusil” (“tasting of gunflint”) and sometimes as “steely”. The cooler-climate of this Burgundy region of France gives the wine more acidity, which gives the wine structure. But unlike the oaky-buttery (sometimes even cloying) California Chardonnay you may be thinking of, this is its opposite. So we were especially keen to kick the tires on this TJ’s wine find.Ĭhablis is made from Chardonnay grapes. In the modern wine trade, Chablis is a sought after wine which is rarely seen for under $30. Because it confused generations in the process. Many American wine drinkers first became familar with the name Chablis back when California winemakers were running amok bottling cheap jug wines with the Chablis name on the label. 2021 Sainte Celine Chablis, Burgundy, France ($15.99 Joe’s, California)įront label of the 2021 Sainte Celine Chablis, Burgundy, France.
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