Petit Chablis is an appellation in France, covering 7,027.2 ha across 17 communes. The rules allow white wine, based on Chardonnay. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks. It lies 12 km east of Auxerre and 60 km south-west of Troyes.
Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain
Elevation
119–327 m
Mean elevation
216 m
Mean slope
6.9° (12 %)
Steepest tenth
above 13°
Faces
several directions, mostly south-east
Measured over the whole outline on 110,093 elevation cells of about 26 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).
Wines and grape rules
Petit ChablisWhite
Chardonnay
max 70 hl/ha · min 5,500 vines/ha
Vintages: Burgundy (red)
505
306
307
308
409
510
311
412
313
314
515
416
417
418
519
520
321
422
423
324
Vintages: Burgundy and Chablis (white)
405
406
407
408
309
510
311
412
313
514
415
316
517
418
419
520
321
422
423
324
Atlas editorial scores: a consensus of widely published vintage reports, not one critic's view. Scores for 2023 and 2024 are early and can change as the wines develop. Scale 1 to 5.