Can a moderately priced white wine hold it's flavor for 7 or 8 years?  Can it actually improve?  The answer to both is yes, especially if one looks at good Chablis.  Chablis is a town on the outskirts of Burgundy, and the wines from Chablis are generally 100% Chardonnay.  Unlike California Chardonnay, the producers in Chablis don't use a lot of oak to age the wine.  Those who do not like oaky Chardonnay should try an authentic Chablis.  La Chablisienne is a producer of very high quality Chablis, and prices tend to be reasonable for the level of quality.  This wine had a retail cost of $19.99 a few years ago when it was purchased.  The wine was consumed over the Christmas holiday season in 2007.  The wine was still vibrant, and paired amazingly with shell-fish and poultry.

I must give one word of caution to those unfamiliar with real Chablis.  Don't be mis-led by American wines that use the word "Chablis" on the label.  In America, the word "Chablis" has no legal meaning and can be slapped on any wine without restriction.  American producers of "Chablis" generally use the term to try to jazz up very poor quality white wine.  Such wines have nothing at all to do with real Chablis, produced in Chablis France.  For whatever it's worth, the wine industry from Chablis, France has opposed the American use of the term Chablis for many years.

This wine scores at least 3.5 stars, which is about as high as I ever rate a white wine, since I am such a red-aholic!

 

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