Chardonnay

The Chardonnay is a descendant of the blue grape variety Pinot Noir, it is a grape variety that reflects the terroir very well in its taste, it is an early-ripening variety that is sensitive to frost and spring diseases, the most famous area where the Chardonnay is planted is burgundy, but we find it everywhere worldwide.

it is a grape that, when planted in a cool climate, gives fresh wine with a lot of acidity with a clear hint of the terroir, for example, take the Chablis wines, which are grown on a shell and fossil-rich (lime and Kimmeridge) soil, which is clearly comes back in the Chardonnay wines of the Chablis. This is also called the oyster water.

The most expensive Chardonnays come from the Cote de Beaune, the white wines from Meursault are known. This area is still used as a comparison about how a Chardonnay wine should be.

In a warm climate, the Chardonnay gives less acidity and more ripe aromas. The Chardonnay is also often used to ripen in wooden barrels, to compare an extreme in the Chardonnay you should drink a wood-aged Chardonnay from California with a fat buttery taste next to a Chablis.

The Character of the Chardonnay is therefore from a cool climate such as the Chablis fresh, green apple, flint, Mineral, while a Chardonnay from a warm climate that is more mature has a character of Pear, Butter, Honey, Lemon, Grapefruit .

If the wines have had wood aging for a while, this will bring different aromas to the wine. This does make a difference how long the Chardonnay has had wood aging, but one should think of mocha, vanilla, coffee, usually the fruit notes then disappear slightly towards the background.

Interesting are also the wines listed below, these are not 100% Chardonnay, the Le Grand Noir is slightly blended with 15% Viognier, which gives a refreshment to this Chardonnay, where the Chardonnay has also had a few months of wood aging andlt;/p andgt;

Another wine with slightly more ripe tones such as exotic fruit is a blend of Verdeco and Chardonnay from a slightly warmer climate in Italy Puglia

there are many possibilities with the Chardonnay grape and many types/blends/wood-aged Chardonnays. Try to find your type of wine in the world of Chardonnay.