Wines made from Chardonnay grapes of Ihringen
Discover the best wines made with Chardonnay as a single variety or as a blend of Ihringen.
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.
Village in the Kaiserstuhl (Baden), at the foot of an extinct volcano on the Rhine plain, volcanic soils of lava, tufa and loess. Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir) is the signature red, among Germany's ripest and fullest: deep ruby robe with intense black cherry, blackberry, undergrowth and a volcanic smoky hint, round tannins and generous flesh. Star site Winklerberg (VDP Grosse Lage, 117 ha) on black basalt. Domaine Dr.