Wines made from Chardonnay grapes of Sussex
Discover the best wines made with Chardonnay as a single variety or as a blend of Sussex.
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 England
The wine region of Sussex is located in the region of England of United Kingdom. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Nyetimber or the Domaine Nyetimber produce mainly wines sparkling, white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Sussex are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Ortega, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Sussex often reveals types of flavors of non oak, salt or lemon zest and sometimes also flavors of melon, hazelnut or grass.
What are the typical flavors of the Chardonnay grape variety?
- Tree fruitPresent in 47% of Chardonnay
- Citrus fruitPresent in 44% of Chardonnay
- MicrobioPresent in 38% of Chardonnay
- Non oakPresent in 37% of Chardonnay
- OakPresent in 35% of Chardonnay
- EarthPresent in 32% of Chardonnay
- Red fruitPresent in 20% of Chardonnay
- VegetalPresent in 19% of Chardonnay
- SpicesPresent in 14% of Chardonnay
- FloralPresent in 14% of Chardonnay
- Tropical fruitPresent in 11% of Chardonnay
- Black fruitPresent in 6% of Chardonnay
- Dried fruitPresent in 4% of Chardonnay
- LemonPresent in 3% of Chardonnay
- ToastyPresent in 3% of Chardonnay
- Green applePresent in 3% of Chardonnay
- ButterPresent in 3% of Chardonnay
- ApplesPresent in 3% of Chardonnay
- CitrusPresent in 3% of Chardonnay
- PearPresent in 3% of Chardonnay
News about the grape variety Chardonnay
Brazil’s Altos de Pinto Bandeira is named first DO exclusively for sparkling wines in the New World
Altos de Pinto Bandeira, located in Brazil’s southern Serra Gaúcha wine region, has been recognised as a DO for traditional method sparkling wines. The new DO, which is the first in the New World that’s exclusively for sparkling wines, was announced on 29 November 2022. The first wines labelled DO Altos de Pinto Bandeira will arrive in the market this year. The move follows 10 years of campaigning and research by the Pinto Bandeira Wine Producers Association (Asprovinho). It worked with bodies i ...
Hitting the right note
Last year, there was much mirth on wine Twitter about a particularly excruciating tasting note. You’re right. The wine trade needs to get out more. But still… this one was a beauty. It began well enough – really quite beautiful, in fact. But before long the imaginative descriptions were getting more ornate and strained. It moved from poetic to meaningless before finishing with a reference to Burnt Norton – the first of TS Eliot’s Four Quartets – that put it firmly in Private Eye magazine’s ...
Corpinnat announces large boost in sales
The 11 producers within the group saw total sales reach 2.3 million bottles for 2021 which erased the general 23% contraction in sales during 2020 and surpassed 2019’s 2.2 million bottles sold. What’s more, the per bottle price rose 2% from 2020 to an average of 17.35€. This is an important distinction in a country where sparkling wines are regularly found in supermarkets for 2€ a bottle or even less. The Corpinnat producers admit that this rise in price will unfortunately be offset ...