Winery TantaraChallen Chardonnay
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
Taste structure of the Challen Chardonnay from the Winery Tantara
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Challen Chardonnay of Winery Tantara in the region of California is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Food and wine pairings with Challen Chardonnay
Pairings that work perfectly with Challen Chardonnay
Original food and wine pairings with Challen Chardonnay
The Challen Chardonnay of Winery Tantara matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of salty crumble with courgettes, goat cheese and bacon, hard-boiled eggs and gourmet muffins or broccoli and blue cheese quiche without pastry.
Details and technical informations about Winery Tantara's Challen 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 Challen Chardonnay from Winery Tantara are 0, 2016
Informations about the Winery Tantara
The Winery Tantara is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 56 wines for sale in the of Santa Maria Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Santa Maria Valley
First AVA of Santa Barbara (1981) on an east-west valley swept by Pacific winds: signature Pinot Noir dominant as king red with herbaceous, savoury notes and lifted red fruits, fine acidity and silky tannins. Energetic Chardonnay with tropical and floral aromas, king whites (a third of production). Also Rhône Syrah and Viognier, confidential Grenache and Marsanne. Very cool climate over a long season, a Burgundian and northern-Rhône 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: Draft liquor
Liqueur composed of sugar dissolved in wine, used for the dosage of sparkling wines made by the traditional method. It is also known as "liqueur d'expédition" or "liqueur de dosage".
