Wines made from Chardonnay grapes of Hagelandse Wijn
Discover the best wines made with Chardonnay as a single variety or as a blend of Hagelandse Wijn.
Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
Belgium's first AOC (1997) in Flemish Brabant near Leuven, Hageland vineyards on iron-rich clay-limestone "roodzanden" soils, temperate oceanic climate. Auxerrois and Chardonnay as signature whites: lively and aromatic with green apple, citrus, white flowers and mineral hints, refreshing tense acidity. Pinot Blanc, Riesling, Müller-Thurgau, Bacchus and Ortega for floral whites. Light Pinot Noir and Dornfelder in reds.