Wines made from Chardonnay grapes of Western Cape - Page 3
Discover the best wines made with Chardonnay as a single variety or as a blend of Western Cape.
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 Western Cape
The Western Cape is home to the vast majority of the South African wine industry, and the country's two most famous wine regions, Stellenbosch and Paarl. The city of Cape Town serves as the epicenter of the Cape Winelands, a mountainous, biologically diverse area in the south-western corner of the African continent. A wide variety of wines are produced here. Wines from the Shiraz and Pinotage">Pinotage grape varieties can be fresh and juicy or Full-bodied and gutsy.
What are the typical flavors of the Chardonnay grape variety?
- Citrus fruitPresent in 35% of Chardonnay
- Tree fruitPresent in 31% of Chardonnay
- OakPresent in 26% of Chardonnay
- Tropical fruitPresent in 21% of Chardonnay
- MicrobioPresent in 20% of Chardonnay
- Non oakPresent in 8% of Chardonnay
- EarthPresent in 6% of Chardonnay
- SpicesPresent in 3% of Chardonnay
- PeachPresent in 3% of Chardonnay
- VegetalPresent in 3% of Chardonnay
- CitrusPresent in 2% of Chardonnay
- TropicalPresent in 2% of Chardonnay
- GrapefruitPresent in 1% of Chardonnay
- PineapplePresent in 1% of Chardonnay
- ApplesPresent in 1% of Chardonnay
- Red fruitPresent in 1% of Chardonnay
- ButterPresent in 1% of Chardonnay
- Green applePresent in 1% of Chardonnay
- LimePresent in 1% of Chardonnay
- PearPresent in 1% of Chardonnay
News about the grape variety Chardonnay
Lucio Tasca d’Almerita dies
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Hugh Johnson: ‘I’ve formed a bond with Grillo and flirted with Verdicchio’
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