Wines made from Chardonnay grapes of Champagne Grand Cru - Page 3
Discover the best wines made with Chardonnay as a single variety or as a blend of Champagne Grand Cru.
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 Champagne
Champagne grand cru is a Sparkling white wine produced in the vineyards of the Champagne region of northeastern France and more specifically in the wine regions of the Montagne de Reims, the Vallée de la Marne, the Côte des Blancs, the Côte des Bar, the Côte de Sézanne and Vitry-le-François. Administratively, the Champagne grand cru can be produced in the departments of Marne, Aisne, Aube, Seine-et-Marne and Haute-Marne. Its vineyards benefit from a temperate-oceanic Climate with a continental influence and a Terroir made of limestone and marl soils. The Champagne Grand Cru wine can be made with the following main Grape varieties: Chardonnay B, Meunier N, Pinot N, Arbane B, Petit Meslier B, Pinot B.
What are the typical flavors of the Chardonnay grape variety?
- Tree fruitPresent in 24% of Chardonnay
- Citrus fruitPresent in 20% of Chardonnay
- MicrobioPresent in 19% of Chardonnay
- EarthPresent in 17% of Chardonnay
- OakPresent in 17% of Chardonnay
- Non oakPresent in 16% of Chardonnay
- CitrusPresent in 10% of Chardonnay
- BriochePresent in 5% of Chardonnay
- ApplesPresent in 5% of Chardonnay
- Red fruitPresent in 4% of Chardonnay
- ToastyPresent in 3% of Chardonnay
- CreamPresent in 3% of Chardonnay
- MineralityPresent in 3% of Chardonnay
- LemonPresent in 3% of Chardonnay
- RaspberryPresent in 2% of Chardonnay
- ButterPresent in 2% of Chardonnay
- HoneyPresent in 2% of Chardonnay
- YeastPresent in 2% of Chardonnay
- Green applePresent in 2% of Chardonnay
- ToffeePresent in 1% of Chardonnay
News about the grape variety Chardonnay
Cape Mentelle winery to be acquired by Endeavour Group
Endeavour Group announced it has signed an agreement with Moët Hennessy, the wine and spirits arm of French luxury goods giant LVMH, to acquire Cape Mentelle. A fee wasn’t disclosed. Completion of the deal will take place ‘in due course’, pending licensing approval, said Endeavour, a leading retail and hospitality group that has alcohol retailer Dan Murphy’s and several other wine brands in its portfolio. Cape Mentelle was founded in 1970 and the deal heralds an ownership change for a pioneer of ...
Andrew Jefford: ‘Rosé, for the time being, is a pretty babble’
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UK wine harvest 2022: ‘Exceptional’ fruit excites producers
Optimism is high around the UK wine harvest in 2022, even if winemakers are generally reluctant to fully ‘call’ a vintage so early in the process. ‘So far quality has been excellent,’ said Simon Roberts, head winemaker at Ridgeview in Sussex, southern England. ‘We are heading for one of Ridgeview’s biggest harvests ever, possibly topping the record 2018 vintage. The fruit is tasting exceptional,’ he added. ‘Excitingly it looks like a particularly good year for Chardonnay.’ One of the ...