Wines made from Chardonnay grapes of Coteaux Champenois
Discover the best wines made with Chardonnay as a single variety or as a blend of Coteaux Champenois.
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
Coteaux Champenois is an appellation that geographically covers the same area as the Champagne appellation of France. Coteaux Champenois covers non-Sparkling wines, including red, white and rosé, but the latter two are produced in very small quantities. The authorised production area covers almost the entire region, although in practice the Grapes come from the west of the Champagne region. Because it is spread over 319 communes, the Coteaux Champenois catchment area has distinct climatic variations.
What are the typical flavors of the Chardonnay grape variety?
- EarthPresent in 8% of Chardonnay
- Tree fruitPresent in 8% of Chardonnay
- OakPresent in 8% of Chardonnay
- Non oakPresent in 7% of Chardonnay
- Citrus fruitPresent in 7% of Chardonnay
- MicrobioPresent in 6% of Chardonnay
- ApplesPresent in 3% of Chardonnay
- MineralityPresent in 3% of Chardonnay
- Green applePresent in 2% of Chardonnay
- LemonPresent in 2% of Chardonnay
- CreamPresent in 2% of Chardonnay
- VanillaPresent in 1% of Chardonnay
- YeastPresent in 1% of Chardonnay
- ChalkPresent in 1% of Chardonnay
- ApricotPresent in 1% of Chardonnay
- Dried fruitPresent in 1% of Chardonnay
- OakyPresent in 1% of Chardonnay
- VegetalPresent in 1% of Chardonnay
- CitrusPresent in 1% of Chardonnay
- HoneyPresent in 1% of Chardonnay
News about the grape variety Chardonnay
Chateau St. Jean in Sonoma sold to Foley Family Wines
Foley Family Wines has returned to the acquisition trail in California by announcing its acquisition of Sonoma’s Chateau St. Jean from the Americas division of Treasury Wine Estates, owner of Penfolds in Australia. Foley said it ‘plans to restore the winery to its former glory’. A fee for the deal was not disclosed, but the purchase includes the historic 1920s chateau building, a 6,000-square-foot visitor centre, a winery facility and almost 32 hectares (79 acres) of estate vineyards. Fole ...
Hitting the right note
Last year, there was much mirth on wine Twitter about a particularly excruciating tasting note. You’re right. The wine trade needs to get out more. But still… this one was a beauty. It began well enough – really quite beautiful, in fact. But before long the imaginative descriptions were getting more ornate and strained. It moved from poetic to meaningless before finishing with a reference to Burnt Norton – the first of TS Eliot’s Four Quartets – that put it firmly in Private Eye magazine’s ...
AXA Millésimes purchases Platt Vineyard in Sonoma
AXA Millésimes has expanded its footprint in California by purchasing Platt Vineyard on the western reaches of Sonoma Coast for an undisclosed sum. The French insurance giant’s wine division made its first foray into the Golden State when it bought Napa Valley winery Outpost back in 2018. Managing director Christian Seely has been on the hunt for a vineyard of similar quality to produce Pinot Noir and Chardonnay ever since. AXA Millésimes jumped at the opportunity to snap up the 111-hectare Plat ...