Wines made from Chardonnay grapes of Champagne Premier Cru - Page 5
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?
- MicrobioPresent in 33% of Chardonnay
- OakPresent in 30% of Chardonnay
- Tree fruitPresent in 30% of Chardonnay
- Non oakPresent in 29% of Chardonnay
- Citrus fruitPresent in 29% of Chardonnay
- EarthPresent in 25% of Chardonnay
- CitrusPresent in 13% of Chardonnay
- ApplesPresent in 12% of Chardonnay
- BriochePresent in 8% of Chardonnay
- Red fruitPresent in 8% of Chardonnay
- VegetalPresent in 7% of Chardonnay
- StrawberriesPresent in 5% of Chardonnay
- MineralityPresent in 5% of Chardonnay
- AlmondsPresent in 4% of Chardonnay
- LemonPresent in 3% of Chardonnay
- PeachPresent in 3% of Chardonnay
- Green applePresent in 3% of Chardonnay
- ButterPresent in 3% of Chardonnay
- RaspberryPresent in 3% of Chardonnay
- CreamPresent in 2% of Chardonnay
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