Wines made from Chardonnay grapes of Champagne Premier Cru - Page 3
Discover the best wines made with Chardonnay as a single variety or as a blend of Champagne Premier 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 premier 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 premier 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. Champagne Premier 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 77% of Chardonnay
- MicrobioPresent in 68% of Chardonnay
- Citrus fruitPresent in 66% of Chardonnay
- Non oakPresent in 64% of Chardonnay
- OakPresent in 62% of Chardonnay
- EarthPresent in 61% of Chardonnay
- CitrusPresent in 43% of Chardonnay
- ApplesPresent in 41% of Chardonnay
- BriochePresent in 24% of Chardonnay
- ToastyPresent in 23% of Chardonnay
- Green applePresent in 21% of Chardonnay
- LemonPresent in 19% of Chardonnay
- CreamPresent in 18% of Chardonnay
- YeastPresent in 18% of Chardonnay
- VegetalPresent in 17% of Chardonnay
- PeachPresent in 14% of Chardonnay
- PearPresent in 12% of Chardonnay
- HoneyPresent in 12% of Chardonnay
- MineralityPresent in 12% of Chardonnay
- Red fruitPresent in 9% of Chardonnay
News about the grape variety Chardonnay
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