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Chardonnay
white grape Chablis; Côte de Beaune (Meursault, Puligny, Chassagne); Mâconnais (Pouilly-Fuissé, Saint-Véran) serve 8–12 °C ages 1–15 years
Chardonnay is a white grape: medium-bodied, fresh acidity, usually dry. 2067 Chardonnay wines from £25.49. Typical aromas: green apple, lemon, wet stone (cool); peach, melon, pineapple (warm). Chablis: body 2, oak 1, acidity 5. Meursault/Napa: body 4, oak 4, acidity 3. A blank canvas shaped by climate and oak.
Typical structure · knowledge base
Sweetness
bone dryluscious
Body
lightfull
Acidity
lowhigh
Oak
noneheavy
Alcohol
lowhigh
Typical for the variety; WineGenie knowledge base, not a measurement of one wine.
Is Chardonnay sweet or dry?
Usually dry.
What goes with it
roast chicken, salmon, creamy pasta, risotto, lobster, crab, pork, mild curries (unoaked). body matches rich food; unoaked styles suit lighter fish
Where it grows
Chablis, France — steely, unoaked, high acid
Côte de Beaune (Meursault, Puligny, Chassagne), France — barrel-fermented, rich yet mineral; the benchmark
Mâconnais (Pouilly-Fuissé, Saint-Véran), France — riper, softer, value
Champagne, France — sparkling base; Blanc de Blancs
California (Sonoma, Napa, Santa Barbara), United States — ripe, often buttery and oaky
If you like Chardonnay
2067 Chardonnay wines · ranked by critic score, then price · showing 30
sweetness · body on 1–5 · inferred