AOP Chablis 2020: top-scoring wines

Rightly world famous and one of the most important appellations in France, Chablis is produced in the northern part of Burgundy , with the marginal climate giving the wines a distinct freshness and pronounced acidity. Scroll down for the top-scoring AOP Chablis 2020 wines [subscriber-content]The AOP Chablis vineyards sit across 3,702ha and the wines have a very distinct character to Petit Chablis, with notes of green apple and pear fruit allied with good concentration and flinty, stony notes on the palate. The key differentiator between Chablis and Petit Chablis is the soil. Vines within the AOP Chablis area are planted on Kimmeridgian soils dating back to the Upper Jurassic period. See the 2020 Chablis full vintage report and top scoring wines See all 180 Chablis 2020 tasting notes and scores This limestone-clay soil is rich in fossilised marine deposits, which contributes to the extra layers of complexity and ageability one should expect to see in Chablis. Chablis is nearly always fermented and matured in stainless steel tanks, with the best wines capable of improving for several years after the vintage, and ageing for several years more. AOP Chablis 2020: the verdict Many Chablis AOP wines were very successful in 2020, with plenty of acidity, concentration and crisp fruit. They seamlessly combined ripeness and energy with a saline, mineral finish. With many of the wines showing a distinct step up from the Petit Chablis and pronounced apple and pear fruit characters, they will benefit from careful ageing. Quick links

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Chablis 2020 Full Report | Premier cru Chablis | AOP Chablis | Petit Chablis | Top-value Chablis (coming soon)

AOP Chablis 2020: key producers Domaine François Raveneau Domaine Vincent Dampt Domaine Vincent Dauvissat Domaine William Fèvre Jean-Marc Brocard Samuel Billaud AOP Chablis 2020: under-the-radar producers Domaine Charly Nicolle Domaine des Quatre Chemins Domaine Jean Claude Courtault Domaine Orion Domaine Oudin Domaine Passy Le Clou AOP Chablis 2020: top-value wines Didier et Agnès Dauvissat, Les Brèches de Fyé, Chablis Domaine Camille et Laurent Schaller, Chablis Domaine Céline et Frédéric Gueguen, Chablis Domaine Séguinot-Bordet, Chablis Domaine Orion, Chablis [/subscriber-content] Andy Howard MW's top scoring AOP Chablis 2020 wines: [wine-collection] Related content: Chablis 2020 full report and top scoring wines Best value 2019 white Burgundy en primeur to buy What happened to Chablis? Ask Decanter