Wines made from Chardonnay grapes of Cava
Discover the best wines made with Chardonnay as a single variety or as a blend of Cava.
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 Cava
Cava is Spain's signature style of Sparkling wine, and the Iberian Peninsula's answer to Champagne. The traditional Grape varieties used in Cava were Macabeo, Parellada and Xarel-lo, but the Champagne varieties Chardonnay and Pinot Noir are also used. While the first Cava was produced exclusively in Catalonia - specifically in a small town called San Sadurní de Noya - modern Cava can be sourced from various regions of Spain. Aragon, Navarre, Rioja, Pais Vasco, Valencia and Extremadura have specific delimited areas that can benefit from the designation of origin.
What are the typical flavors of the Chardonnay grape variety?
- Tree fruitPresent in 94% of Chardonnay
- MicrobioPresent in 90% of Chardonnay
- Citrus fruitPresent in 86% of Chardonnay
- Non oakPresent in 78% of Chardonnay
- EarthPresent in 78% of Chardonnay
- OakPresent in 75% of Chardonnay
- VegetalPresent in 45% of Chardonnay
- SpicesPresent in 34% of Chardonnay
- Tropical fruitPresent in 31% of Chardonnay
- CitrusPresent in 30% of Chardonnay
- ApplesPresent in 29% of Chardonnay
- Red fruitPresent in 26% of Chardonnay
- LemonPresent in 26% of Chardonnay
- Green applePresent in 24% of Chardonnay
- MineralityPresent in 21% of Chardonnay
- YeastPresent in 21% of Chardonnay
- ToastyPresent in 20% of Chardonnay
- CreamPresent in 20% of Chardonnay
- PeachPresent in 19% of Chardonnay
- PearPresent in 18% of Chardonnay
News about the grape variety Chardonnay
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AXA Millésimes purchases Platt Vineyard in Sonoma
AXA Millésimes has expanded its footprint in California by purchasing Platt Vineyard on the western reaches of Sonoma Coast for an undisclosed sum. The French insurance giant’s wine division made its first foray into the Golden State when it bought Napa Valley winery Outpost back in 2018. Managing director Christian Seely has been on the hunt for a vineyard of similar quality to produce Pinot Noir and Chardonnay ever since. AXA Millésimes jumped at the opportunity to snap up the 111-hectare Plat ...
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 ...