« Chablis wines are some of France’s better white wines … spirited, but not overpowering, they have body and subtlety together with a charming aroma; their crispness and clarity are noteworthy. Yet perhaps their foremost characteristics are hygienic and digestive, and that of the liveliness they add to our intelligence. Beyond the reputation that they have enjoyed, justly if I were asked, their true value exceeds expectations. »

Doctor Guyot in a report to Napoleon III