Wines made from Chardonnay grapes of Peru
Discover the best wines made with Chardonnay as a single variety or as a blend of Peru.
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 wines of Peru
Peru, a Spanish-speaking nation in western Chile/south-region">South AmerIca, is a country of varied landscapes. Its shores are bathed by the Pacific Ocean and almost immediately give way to desert (in the south) or mountains (in the North). These mountains turn into a high plateau, the Altiplano, which is at an average altitude of 3,750 meters above sea level. From here the land plunges back down into the Deep rainforests of the Amazon.
What are the typical flavors of the Chardonnay grape variety?
- Tropical fruitPresent in 5% of Chardonnay
- Citrus fruitPresent in 5% of Chardonnay
- OakPresent in 5% of Chardonnay
- VegetalPresent in 5% of Chardonnay
- Tree fruitPresent in 4% of Chardonnay
- MicrobioPresent in 4% of Chardonnay
- EarthPresent in 4% of Chardonnay
- SpicesPresent in 3% of Chardonnay
- Non oakPresent in 2% of Chardonnay
- TropicalPresent in 2% of Chardonnay
- CitrusPresent in 2% of Chardonnay
- PineapplePresent in 1% of Chardonnay
- Red fruitPresent in 1% of Chardonnay
- ChardPresent in 1% of Chardonnay
- StrawPresent in 1% of Chardonnay
- MangoPresent in 1% of Chardonnay
- CreamPresent in 1% of Chardonnay
- HoneyPresent in 1% of Chardonnay
- PearPresent in 1% of Chardonnay
- LemonPresent in 1% of Chardonnay
News about the grape variety Chardonnay
Vine trunks rise to meet climatic changes
While taller overall vines do exist in regions such as Galicia with their pergola training method, the roots of any vine usually top out at 37cm. It’s at this top point where the Vitis vinifera shoot is grafted in and continues to grow, giving us such grapes as Cabernet Sauvignon or Chardonnay. This is opposed to the rootstocks which are composed of various crosses of vines such as Vitis rupestris which aren’t used for wine production but are resistant to the root louse, phylloxera. This new tal ...
Gusbourne aims high with English sparkling wine at £195
Gusbourne has launched Fifty One Degrees North English sparkling wine from the 2014 vintage at £195 per bottle, which is thought to make it the most expensive so far released. Some others aren’t too far behind – Nyetimber’s 1086 rosé 2010 is £175 – yet Gusbourne’s move reinforces a sense of ambition within the UK wine world to be a regular fixture at this prestige cuvée level. Fifty One Degrees North, named after the position of Gusbourne’s vineyards in Kent and West Sussex, is a ble ...
Chile harvest report 2022: ‘a challenging year in terms of climate’
Just over 6,400km in length, Chile is a country with a fascinating range of terroirs. This is fully reflected in the diversity of its wines. Heavily influenced by air currents from the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Andes to the east, all of Chile’s wine producing valleys have their own microclimates, as well as distinct complex soil composition. This variety means that individual vineyards experienced the harvest conditions of 2022 in different ways. It was a year that saw the continuation o ...