Wines made from Chardonnay grapes of Moselle
Discover the best wines made with Chardonnay as a single variety or as a blend of Moselle.
More informations about the variety Chardonnay
Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
More informations about the region of Moselle
World benchmark for cool-climate German Riesling, on vertiginous blue and grey slate slopes. Pure, precise whites with signature notes of lime, green apple, white peach, white flowers and marked chalky minerality ("gunflint"), low alcohol (~8-10%), taut acidity and crystalline tension. From dry Kabinett to sweet Auslese, up to luscious Beerenauslese, Trockenbeerenauslese and Eiswein. Also Müller-Thurgau and Elbling.
What are the typical flavors of the Chardonnay grape variety?
- OakPresent in 9% of Chardonnay
- Citrus fruitPresent in 9% of Chardonnay
- Non oakPresent in 7% of Chardonnay
- MicrobioPresent in 7% of Chardonnay
- Tree fruitPresent in 7% of Chardonnay
- EarthPresent in 5% of Chardonnay
- Green applePresent in 4% of Chardonnay
- HoneyPresent in 3% of Chardonnay
- LemonPresent in 3% of Chardonnay
- ButterPresent in 2% of Chardonnay
- VanillaPresent in 2% of Chardonnay
- SpicesPresent in 2% of Chardonnay
- ApplesPresent in 2% of Chardonnay
- PeachPresent in 2% of Chardonnay
- MineralityPresent in 2% of Chardonnay
- BriochePresent in 2% of Chardonnay
- PearPresent in 2% of Chardonnay
- VegetalPresent in 2% of Chardonnay
- OakyPresent in 1% of Chardonnay
- PineapplePresent in 1% of Chardonnay