chardonnay

[shar-dn-AY, shar-doh-NAY]
Chardonnay has taken the lead for first-class white-wine grapes. In addition to being highly prized, Chardonnay is easy to grow and quite versatile. It's high in extract and, unless picked late, has good acid levels. The wide range of growing soils, as well as the winemaker's influence, produces a diverse spectrum of Chardonnay wines with varying characteristics. Their flavors can be described as buttery, creamy, nutty, smoky, and steely; popular fruit descriptors include apple, lemon, melon, and pineapple. The highly prized Chardonnay wines from Chablis, Macon, Meursault, Montrachet, Burgundy, and Pouilly-Fussé are imitated by winemakers around the world. It is also an important grape in the Champagne district where it's picked before fully ripe while it still has high acid and understated fruit flavors-the perfect combination for champagne.

Butterfield Station
Coppola Diamond
Cycles Gladiator
Dom Jouard Chass-Mont
Dom Chene-Colombe
Elderton Unwooded
Fat Bastard
Grgich Hills
JAX Y3
La Crema
Lange Estate
Le Faux Frog
Lincourt
Lockwood
Los Vascos
Louis Jadot
Marquee
Milton Park
Morgan
Peju
Peter Lehmann
Pinno
Robert Keenan
Saddleback
Shale Ridge
Toad Hollow
Valley of the Moon
Vampire

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