Chardonnay
WSET 2 Chardonnay wine knowledge
- Created by: Chris Newson
- Created on: 18-03-14 18:13
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- Chardonnay
- Flavours
- Malolactic Fermentation
- Butter
- Cream
- Lees
- Creamy texture
- Savoury flavours
- Climate impact
- Moderate regions i.e. Rest of Burgundy
- White stone fruit i.e. Peach
- Citrus
- Melons
- Warm Regions i.e New World
- Peach
- Banana
- Pineapple
- Mango
- Fig
- Moderate regions i.e. Rest of Burgundy
- Oak Treatment
- Vanilla (French Oak)
- Coconut (American Oak)
- Malolactic Fermentation
- Blends
- Low price high volume
- Semillon
- Colombard
- Chenin Blanc
- More successful
- Viognier
- Low price high volume
- Premium Regions
- Australia
- Yarra Valley (Victoria)
- Adelaide Hills (South Australia)
- Margaret River (Western Australia)
- New Zealand
- Hawke's Bay
- Gisborne
- Marlborough
- California
- Between Coastal Range & Pacific
- Russian River
- Sonoma
- Carneros
- Between Coastal Range & Pacific
- South America
- Chile
- Casablanca Valley
- Argentina
- Mendoza
- Chile
- South Africa
- Walker Bay (ward)
- France
- Burgundy
- Chablis
- Generally unoaked (except some Grand Crus)
- Bone Dry
- Flinty / Mineral
- Cote d'Or
- Cote de Beaune
- Traditionally oaked
- Full bodied
- Complex
- Citrus, white stone & tropical fruits, oak, spice & savoury notes
- Villages
- Puligny Montrachet
- Meursault
- Cote de Beaune
- Macon
- Macon Villages
- Pouilly Fuisse
- Full bodied
- Tropical fruit i.e. Pineapple & melon
- Oak
- Pouilly Fuisse
- Moderately priced
- Fruity i.e. melon & citrus
- Generally Unoaked
- Macon Villages
- Chablis
- Burgundy
- Australia
- Bulk Production Regions
- South Eastern Australia
- Western Cape (South Africa)
- Central Valley California
- Central Valley (Chile)
- Pays d'Oc IGP (France)
- Flavours
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