Chardonnay (type of vine)

See also: Chardonnay (homonymy)

The chardonnay is a white Cépage which, originating in Burgundy, would have as a cradle the village of Chardonnay in Haut-Mâconnais.

In France, this type of vine encépagement belongs to wines of Champagne, Burgundy, of Saumur, the Jura, of Touraine, Orléanais, Top Poitou and Thouarsais, but also of the South (Languedoc). It is however very widespread throughout the world (California, Chile, Australia, South Africa…) because it is likely to give very different flavors according to the soil and of the wine making. It is, so very popular, and a hundred and thousand hectares of vines would be planted in Chardonnay all over the world.

By keeping a reasonable output, this type of vine rather vigorous, productive but sensitive to the late frosts a wine of a large smoothness with an aromatic strong potential gives (Arôme S of Acacia, of Amande, Banane, fresh butter, grooves, of blackcurrant, Citron, Cuir, Fleur of orange tree, lilac, Lys, mango, Miel, pink Pétale of , of Poire, Poivre, of Vanilla, etc).

External bonds

Site of the competition of Chardonnay of the world

Random links: