Winery Chalone VineyardEstate Chardonnay
White wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Chardonnay.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
The Estate Chardonnay of the Winery Chalone Vineyard is in the top 5 of wines of Chalone.
Taste structure of the Estate Chardonnay from the Winery Chalone Vineyard
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Estate Chardonnay of Winery Chalone Vineyard in the region of California is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Estate Chardonnay of Winery Chalone Vineyard in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Estate Chardonnay
Pairings that work perfectly with Estate Chardonnay
Original food and wine pairings with Estate Chardonnay
The Estate Chardonnay of Winery Chalone Vineyard matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of turkey stuffed with chestnuts, salmon in foil in the microwave or salmon and goat cheese quiche.
Details and technical informations about Winery Chalone Vineyard's Estate Chardonnay.
Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay
Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Estate Chardonnay from Winery Chalone Vineyard are 2018, 2008, 2016, 2015 and 2012.
Informations about the Winery Chalone Vineyard
The Winery Chalone Vineyard is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 31 wines for sale in the of Chalone to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Chalone
First AVA of Monterey County (1982), 8,640 acres at 1,800 ft in the Gabilan Mountains: California's only AVA on Burgundy-comparable limestone. Chardonnay and Pinot Noir signature varieties (~100 acres each) — Chardonnay with stone fruit, lemon curd and toasted hazelnut, wet stone minerality and saline chalky texture from limestone. Elegant structured Pinot Noir. Decomposed granite, 50°F thermal amplitude, 12-14 in rainfall, rare mineral identity.
The wine region of California
Powerful, sunny reds: dense Napa Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, chocolate, tobacco, ample tannins), spicy, jammy Zinfandel from the Sierra Foothills, silky red-fruited Pinot Noir on the cool coast (Sonoma, Russian River, Central Coast). Opulent, buttery Chardonnay, notes of yellow fruit and vanilla. Varied climate, from the hot interior to the Pacific-cooled coast. 80% of US production, 139 AVAs including Napa (1st AVA, 1981).
The word of the wine: Fade in
Said of a wine whose different elements are perceived in the mouth in a pleasant and harmonious way.
