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Article: The subtle, surprising nature of a Chablis.(Food)(Wine)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- October 7, 1998
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Chardonnay is to Chablis what steel is to the Eiffel Tower . Raw material. Nothing more.
True Chablis comes from vineyards surrounding a sleepy town of the same name about 110 miles southeast of Paris. Chardonnay is the only grape grown there. Yet Chablis never tastes blatantly of chardonnay, a grape variety with a flashy, forward character in wines made elsewhere.
Instead, Chablis, nuanced and subtle, tastes of itself. Most chardonnays display fruit flavors that resemble pineapples, mangos and other summer or tropical fruits. Chablis tastes more like autumn or winter fruit - crisp apples, ripe pears, tart lemons and limes.
Good Chablis ...