Wines made from Chardonnay grapes of Coteaux Bourguignons

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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 Burgundy

Coteaux Bourguignons is a wine appellation whose wines are produced in the Vineyards of Burgundy, in the east of France and more precisely in the wine regions of Chablis, Côte de nuits, Côte de Beaune, Côte Chalonnaise and Mâcon. The Coteaux Bourguignons can also exist under the following designations: "Coteaux Bourguignons", "Bourgogne grand ordinaire" or "Bourgogne ordinaire". Its vineyard benefits from a temperate-oceanic and semi-continental Climate and a Terroir made of clay-limestone soil. The Coteaux Bourguignons has the French AOC (Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée) label as well as the European AOP (Appellation d'Origine Protégée) label.

What are the typical flavors of the Chardonnay grape variety?

Tree fruitPresent in 8% of Chardonnay
OakPresent in 6% of Chardonnay
CitrusPresent in 5% of Chardonnay
Citrus fruitPresent in 5% of Chardonnay
MicrobioPresent in 5% of Chardonnay
EarthPresent in 4% of Chardonnay
Green applePresent in 3% of Chardonnay
PearPresent in 3% of Chardonnay
MineralityPresent in 2% of Chardonnay
ApricotPresent in 2% of Chardonnay

ApplesPresent in 2% of Chardonnay
Non oakPresent in 1% of Chardonnay
CreamPresent in 1% of Chardonnay
SpicesPresent in 1% of Chardonnay
OakyPresent in 1% of Chardonnay
VanillaPresent in 1% of Chardonnay
Black fruitPresent in 1% of Chardonnay
Red fruitPresent in 1% of Chardonnay
StrawberriesPresent in 1% of Chardonnay
PeachPresent in 1% of Chardonnay

News about the grape variety Chardonnay

Tribute paid to Franciacorta wine pioneer Franco Ziliani

Franciacorta has lost one of its fathers; Franco Ziliani died aged 90 this Christmas. He was the winemaker who, along with the Count Guido Berlucchi, changed the destiny of an entire region and helped make Franciacorta one of the most consistent areas in the world for sparkling wines made in the traditional method. Their fateful encounter was in 1958 at Palazzo Lana, in Franciacorta. Count Berlucchi began to question the young winemaker about how to improve his unstable white wine produced in Co ...

Bollinger Group purchases Château d’Etroyes in Burgundy

The company made its first foray into the region when it snapped up Domaine Chanson in Beaune back in 1999. It has now returned to acquire Château d’Etroyes, which owns some of the best plots of land in Mercurey and Rully, located in the heart of the Côte Chalonnaise. The acquisition is designed to complement the wine offering of Domaine Chanson, which produces exclusively premiers and grand crus in the Côte de Beaune. Étienne Bizot, chairman and CEO of the Bollinger Group, said Burgundy is ‘one ...

Vine trunks rise to meet climatic changes

While taller overall vines do exist in regions such as Galicia with their pergola training method, the roots of any vine usually top out at 37cm. It’s at this top point where the Vitis vinifera shoot is grafted in and continues to grow, giving us such grapes as Cabernet Sauvignon or Chardonnay. This is opposed to the rootstocks which are composed of various crosses of vines such as Vitis rupestris which aren’t used for wine production but are resistant to the root louse, phylloxera. This new tal ...