Chablis – well worth the detour

Morning sun over the Montée de Tonnerre from Les Clos grand cru

Raveneau, Dauvissat and six more domaines are visited and the 2021s and 2020s assessed. Above, morning sun over the Montée de Tonnerre from Les Clos. See also this guide to our coverage of 2021 burgundies.

Like the Jura, Chablis is easily overlooked. As a Dijon resident, it took me almost 20 years to drive the 55 minutes door-to-door to Château-Chalon in the Jura, and it’s been more than 10 years since I last went to Chablis. In my defence I would point out that Chablis is relatively difficult to get to. Unlike Beaune, the motorways from Paris and Calais...