Wines made from Chardonnay grapes of Carso
Discover the best wines made with Chardonnay as a single variety or as a blend of Carso.
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.
Friulian DOC (1985) on the karst plateau between Trieste and Slovenia, red ferrous terra rossa and white limestone soils, Bora wind. Vitovska is the signature indigenous white: dry and delicate with pear, sage, stone fruit, floral and saline mineral notes — fresh or macerated "orange" style. Terrano (Refosco family) as the red on terra rossa: deep ruby with wild dark fruit, blood orange and ferrous minerality, cutting acidity.