Wines made from Chardonnay grapes of Vinos de Pago
Discover the best wines made with Chardonnay as a single variety or as a blend of Vinos de Pago.
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 Vinos de Pago
Vinos de Pago, often abbreviated to VP, is a relatively New category of wine classification in Spain. It was introduced in 2003, to cover individual wineries whose wines fell outside the existing DO system (geographically or stylistically) but were nevertheless of consistently high quality. As of 2017, there were more than a dozen VPs, all of which are notable exceptions in regions not generally associated with high quality wines. More than half are in Castilla-La Mancha, and the rest in Navarra and Utiel-Requena.
What are the typical flavors of the Chardonnay grape variety?
- Tree fruitPresent in 15% of Chardonnay
- Citrus fruitPresent in 12% of Chardonnay
- OakPresent in 11% of Chardonnay
- MicrobioPresent in 9% of Chardonnay
- Tropical fruitPresent in 7% of Chardonnay
- EarthPresent in 6% of Chardonnay
- Non oakPresent in 5% of Chardonnay
- SpicesPresent in 5% of Chardonnay
- VegetalPresent in 5% of Chardonnay
- OakyPresent in 2% of Chardonnay
- FloralPresent in 2% of Chardonnay
- PineapplePresent in 1% of Chardonnay
- Black fruitPresent in 1% of Chardonnay
- VanillaPresent in 1% of Chardonnay
- StrawPresent in 1% of Chardonnay
- PeachPresent in 1% of Chardonnay
- ButterPresent in 1% of Chardonnay
- Green applePresent in 1% of Chardonnay
- ChardPresent in 1% of Chardonnay
News about the grape variety Chardonnay
Concern that wine prices may rise amid cost pressures
Inflation and higher costs have led to questions in the UK and US in recent weeks about how much the trade can absorb before wine prices increase. Despite a recent freeze on duty tax, the UK Wine & Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) has said it is concerned wine prices may rise in 2022 due to myriad factors, including higher costs, inflation and supply chain issues. The trade body sent a letter to government signed by 49 UK wine and spirits businesses last month, warning that ‘rising cost ...
Willamette Valley grape crop is dealt a frosty blow
On 11 April, 2022, cold temperatures, snow and frost arrived in the Willamette Valley. The pre-dawn hours of 15 April were particularly devastating, with numerous vineyards registering overnight lows of minus three to zero degrees Celsius. Gregory Jones, a research climatologist and CEO of Abacela Winery in Roseburg, Oregon, refers to the event as ‘February in April’ in his weather and climate newsletter. The frost’s timing was disastrous. Thanks to a warmer, drier Oregon winter, Chardonnay and ...
Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022
The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...