Wines made from Chardonnay grapes of Alentejo
Discover the best wines made with Chardonnay as a single variety or as a blend of Alentejo.
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 Alentejano
The wine region of Alentejo is located in the region of Alentejano of Portugal. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Cartuxa or the Domaine Adega Mayor produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Alentejo are Touriga nacional, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Touriga franca, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Alentejo often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, dill or raspberry and sometimes also flavors of cocoa, black currant or iron.
What are the typical flavors of the Chardonnay grape variety?
- OakPresent in 4% of Chardonnay
- Non oakPresent in 3% of Chardonnay
- SpicesPresent in 3% of Chardonnay
- Tropical fruitPresent in 3% of Chardonnay
- Tree fruitPresent in 2% of Chardonnay
- Citrus fruitPresent in 2% of Chardonnay
- MicrobioPresent in 2% of Chardonnay
- EarthPresent in 2% of Chardonnay
- Red fruitPresent in 2% of Chardonnay
- Black fruitPresent in 2% of Chardonnay
- VanillaPresent in 2% of Chardonnay
- OakyPresent in 2% of Chardonnay
- ChocolatePresent in 1% of Chardonnay
- LemonPresent in 1% of Chardonnay
- Black currantPresent in 1% of Chardonnay
- Black fruitsPresent in 1% of Chardonnay
- PepperPresent in 1% of Chardonnay
- Sour cherryPresent in 1% of Chardonnay
- CreamPresent in 1% of Chardonnay
- LeatherPresent in 1% of Chardonnay
News about the grape variety Chardonnay
First grapes picked in Napa Valley 2022 harvest
The Napa Valley 2022 harvest got underway in early August for some sparkling and white wine styles. ‘We had our earliest harvest ever, and started picking Sauvignon Blanc on Monday 1 August,’ said Stephanie Honig, of Honig Vineyard and Winery. ‘The fruit came from our grower partner Gordon Family Ranch, which is located in the southeast area of the Napa Valley appellation,’ said Honig, who is export director at the family-owned winery. Harvest typically begins with older ...
New Oregon wine appellation ‘Mount Pisgah’ is created
Oregon has got a 23rd AVA after ‘Mount Pisgah, Polk County, Oregon’ was created this month following approval from the US Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau. Lying around 15 miles west of Salem, the new appellation zone sits within the broader Willamette Valley AVA. Its lengthy official name was created to prevent confusion with another Mount Pisgah, in Lane County. Morgen McLaughlin, executive director of the Willamette Valley Wineries Association, said it was an exciting development: ‘Th ...
Andrew Jefford: ‘Perhaps they think “drinkers like oak”. Really?’
An electronic dart was tossed at us recently by Decanter reader Tim Frances from Kent. It landed on the screen of our magazine editor Amy Wislocki; Amy lobbed it across the virtual room to me, suggesting a column-length reply. ‘Here’s a poser,’ Tim began. ‘How do your experts grade a wine that they find intellectually well made, but that they truly madly deeply dislike? I’ve tasted wines I can admire dispassionately, but would stab my feet with forks rather than drink them. Must be a conundrum f ...