Chardonnay

Chardonnay — world's most celebrated white grape, native to Burgundy, France. Versatile wines range from lean and mineral to rich and buttery.

Regions Where Grown

Champagne 1526 wines Bourgogne 913 wines Chablis 329 wines Meursault 294 wines California 287 wines Côte de Beaune 272 wines Mendoza 256 wines Sonoma County 173 wines Russian River Valley 170 wines Napa Valley 157 wines Serra Gaúcha 149 wines Central Valley (CL) 133 wines

Countries

France 5939 wines United States 1828 wines Italy 990 wines Australia 687 wines Chile 510 wines South Africa 438 wines Argentina 372 wines Spain 296 wines

Top Wines

Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru Domaine de Chassorney · 5.00★ Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru Doudet Naudin · 4.90★ Millésime Extra Brut Champagne Grand Cru Jacques Selosse · 4.90★ Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru 'Hameau de Blagny' Lucien le Moine · 4.90★ Ruster Ausbruch Chardonnay Essenz Feiler-Artinger · 4.90★ Les Valnons Brut Nature Champagne Grand Cru 'Aÿ' Roger Pouillon & Fils · 4.89★ Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru Domaine de La Romanée-Conti · 4.88★ Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Combettes Remoissenet Père & Fils · 4.88★

Grape Comparisons

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Wine Styles

Rich White Traditional Method Sparkling

Flavor Notes

Chalk Flint Petrichor Wet Stone Green Apple Lemon Mango Meyer Lemon

Winemaking Methods

Bâtonnage (Lees Stirring) Concrete Egg Aging French Oak Barrel Aging Sur Lie Aging (Lees Contact) Settling (Débourbage) Chapitalization

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About Chardonnay

Chardonnay is the world's most celebrated white grape, native to Burgundy, France, and now planted globally. It produces an extraordinary range of styles from lean, mineral Chablis to rich, buttery Napa Valley wines, expressing terroir and winemaker influence with equal clarity.

At a Glance

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White
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