Chardonnay

White wine

Bakhmut

Chardonnay is one of the world's most widely planted white grapes, prized for how dramatically it can change character depending on climate and winemaking. In cool regions like Chablis it stays lean and green-apple crisp; in warmer regions or with oak aging and malolactic fermentation — a winemaking process that softens acidity and adds a buttery, creamy texture — it becomes rich and tropical. On its own the grape is fairly neutral, which is exactly why it takes on the fingerprint of wherever it's grown.

Also known as Aubaine, Beaunois, Feinburgunder, Gamay blanc, Morillon.

Primary flavors

Butter Citrus Green apple Melon Pear Stone fruit

Styles

Crisp white Rich white Sparkling base

Lineage

Chardonnay is a crossing of Pinot Noir.

Grown in

Bakhmut Belgium Burgundy California Casablanca Valley Central Coast Chablis Champagne Columbia Valley Côte de Beaune Côte des Blancs English wine Haspengouw Jura Mâconnais Meursault Napa Valley New York Puligny-Montrachet Santa Barbara County Sonoma County, California Ukraine Washington Yarra Valley Abruzzo Alentejo Argentina Australia Austria Baden Bairrada Beaujolais Bulgarian wine Canada Chile Coonawarra, South Australia Côte de Nuits Eger Finger Lakes Friuli-Venezia Giulia Hageland Hunter Valley Israeli wine Jumilla Languedoc-Roussillon Luján de Cuyo Maipo Valley Margaret River Marlborough McLaren Vale Mendoza Moldovan wine Mosel Muscadet Nahe New Zealand Niagara Peninsula Okanagan Valley Oregon Paso Robles Penedès Pfalz Piedmont Rheingau Rheinhessen Rioja Sicily Slovenian wine Soave South Africa Texas Tuscany Uruguayan wine Vallée de la Marne Veneto Villány Virginia Willamette Valley Alsace Loire Valley Prosecco Provence Rhône

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