Wines made from Chardonnay grapes of Crémant d'Alsace
Discover the best wines made with Chardonnay as a single variety or as a blend of Crémant d'Alsace.
More informations about the variety Chardonnay
The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.
More informations about the region of Alsace
Crémant d'Alsace is the appellation for white and rosé Sparkling wines from the Alsace wine region in northeastern France. Introduced in August 1976, the appellation now accounts for about a quarter of the region's production, or about 45 million bottles per year, up from 31 million in 2009. Outside of Champagne (240km to the west), it is the dominant French sparkling wine appellation, with more than half of all crémant production. The cooperatives are the most important players, with Wolfberger alone producing 6 to 7 million bottles.
What are the typical flavors of the Chardonnay grape variety?
- Tree fruitPresent in 69% of Chardonnay
- Citrus fruitPresent in 57% of Chardonnay
- MicrobioPresent in 48% of Chardonnay
- Non oakPresent in 46% of Chardonnay
- EarthPresent in 44% of Chardonnay
- CitrusPresent in 42% of Chardonnay
- OakPresent in 41% of Chardonnay
- ApplesPresent in 40% of Chardonnay
- Green applePresent in 32% of Chardonnay
- PearPresent in 27% of Chardonnay
- PeachPresent in 22% of Chardonnay
- CreamPresent in 21% of Chardonnay
- BriochePresent in 20% of Chardonnay
- LemonPresent in 20% of Chardonnay
- VegetalPresent in 16% of Chardonnay
- YeastPresent in 16% of Chardonnay
- ToastyPresent in 15% of Chardonnay
- MineralityPresent in 15% of Chardonnay
- Tropical fruitPresent in 14% of Chardonnay
- Red fruitPresent in 12% of Chardonnay
News about the grape variety Chardonnay
Andrew Jefford: ‘Perhaps they think “drinkers like oak”. Really?’
An electronic dart was tossed at us recently by Decanter reader Tim Frances from Kent. It landed on the screen of our magazine editor Amy Wislocki; Amy lobbed it across the virtual room to me, suggesting a column-length reply. ‘Here’s a poser,’ Tim began. ‘How do your experts grade a wine that they find intellectually well made, but that they truly madly deeply dislike? I’ve tasted wines I can admire dispassionately, but would stab my feet with forks rather than drink them. Must be a conundrum f ...
Vanilla is the ‘most pleasant’ smell, finds study
Vanilla was ranked as the most pleasant smell in a study involving 235 people and conducted by an international network of researchers, including those from the University of Oxford and the Karolinska Institute in Sweden. This was closely followed by ethyl butyrate, ‘which smells like peaches’, said the researchers, who published their findings in the Current Biology journal. Vanilla notes can be found in several wine styles, such as some iterations of Chardonnay or Rioja, largely resulting from ...
Burns Night: Wines to match with haggis
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