Chardonnay

Chardonnay

Historically, Chardonnay and Pinot Bianco (Pinot Blanc) have shared vineyard space in northern Italy, and were either thought to be the same variety, or more probably, the differences between them were not seen as important. Though anyone tasting a fine Burgundy against a quality Alsatian Pinot Blanc could see that the gulf between the varieties is somewhat more distinct. With the global rise of Chardonnay stakes in the latter half of last century this delineation started to clearly equate to a potential financial windfall, and winegrowers started to see the value in telling them apart. Today there are very high quality examples coming from Piedmont, Friuli, Trentino-Alto Adige, Lombardy, Tuscany and Valle d’Aosta. Chardonnay is also particularly notable for its contribution to the impressive metodo classico wines of Franciacorta and Trentino....READ MORE

Chardonnay

Historically, Chardonnay and Pinot Bianco (Pinot Blanc) have shared vineyard space in northern Italy, and were either thought to be the same variety, or more probably, the differences between them were not seen as important. Though anyone tasting a fine Burgundy against a quality Alsatian Pinot Blanc could see that the gulf between the varieties is somewhat more distinct. With the global rise of Chardonnay stakes in the latter half of last century this delineation started to clearly equate to a potential financial windfall, and winegrowers started to see the value in telling them apart. Today there are very high quality examples coming from Piedmont, Friuli, Trentino-Alto Adige, Lombardy, Tuscany and Valle d’Aosta. Chardonnay is also particularly notable for its contribution to the impressive metodo classico wines of Franciacorta and Trentino. Further south, Chardonnay notably crops up in Puglia and Sicily, and though some of the earlier examples perhaps pushed the boundaries of ripeness and winemaking artefact, recent, more restrained, expressions show the considerable potential.

 

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