Wines made from Chardonnay grapes of Vallée d'Aoste
Discover the best wines made with Chardonnay as a single variety or as a blend of Vallée d'Aoste.
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 Vallée d'Aoste
Valle d'Aosta is the smallest and least populated region in Italy, only one-eighth the Size of neighbouring Piedmont. It covers a mountainous area in the far northwest of Italy, where the country's borders meet those of France and Switzerland. Despite the region's small size and low profile, a wide range of red and white wines are produced from a selection of native and introduced Grape varieties. The most important of these is Picotendro, the local form of Nebbiolo.
What are the typical flavors of the Chardonnay grape variety?
- Tree fruitPresent in 7% of Chardonnay
- MicrobioPresent in 6% of Chardonnay
- Tropical fruitPresent in 5% of Chardonnay
- VegetalPresent in 5% of Chardonnay
- EarthPresent in 5% of Chardonnay
- Citrus fruitPresent in 5% of Chardonnay
- OakPresent in 4% of Chardonnay
- OakyPresent in 3% of Chardonnay
- ButterPresent in 3% of Chardonnay
- MineralityPresent in 3% of Chardonnay
- TropicalPresent in 3% of Chardonnay
- LemonPresent in 2% of Chardonnay
- ApricotPresent in 2% of Chardonnay
- PeachPresent in 2% of Chardonnay
- PineapplePresent in 2% of Chardonnay
- SpicesPresent in 2% of Chardonnay
- Non oakPresent in 2% of Chardonnay
- HoneyPresent in 2% of Chardonnay
- VanillaPresent in 2% of Chardonnay
- Green applePresent in 2% of Chardonnay
News about the grape variety Chardonnay
Women in wine: Bordeaux
Bordeaux has a history of extraordinary women running vineyards. In Sauternes & Barsac Françoise-Joséphine d’Yquem was imprisoned twice during the French revolution but managed to save both her neck and Château d’Yquem, 1er Grand Cru Classé Supérieur Sauternes. She then dedicated herself to her property, and introduced the practice of ‘tries successives’ or multiple passes through the vineyard during harvest to collect botrytised grapes at maximum maturity, transforming the quality of wines ...
Brazil’s Altos de Pinto Bandeira is named first DO exclusively for sparkling wines in the New World
Altos de Pinto Bandeira, located in Brazil’s southern Serra Gaúcha wine region, has been recognised as a DO for traditional method sparkling wines. The new DO, which is the first in the New World that’s exclusively for sparkling wines, was announced on 29 November 2022. The first wines labelled DO Altos de Pinto Bandeira will arrive in the market this year. The move follows 10 years of campaigning and research by the Pinto Bandeira Wine Producers Association (Asprovinho). It worked with bodies i ...
Biden and Macron state dinner menu lists California wines
Guests at the state dinner hosted by US president Joe Biden for his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Thursday (1 December) were set to enjoy Roederer Estate Brut Rosé sparkling wine, according to menu details reported by Reuters and other US media. While all three wines on the menu have deep roots in California, there were several nods to France. Roederer Estate was founded in Anderson Valley in 1982 by the Rouzaud family of Champagne Louis Roederer, for instance. The two other California w ...