Contrary to what the jokers of the world like to claim, the difference between Petit Chablis and Chablis is not that one is smaller. The Portlandian limestone prevalent throughout Petit Chablis is about 20 million years younger than the Kimmeridgian limestone that defines the Chablis appellation, and produces youthful wines with more citrus flower than citrus zest, more ready-to-drink stony freshness than mineral austerity. Savary’s rendition is one I’ll happily open any night of the week.
—Allyson Noman, Kermit Lynch Wine