Chardonnay of the new world

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Marco Moreschini – Qualified ONAV, AIS and WSET wine tasterChardonnays of the «New World»

Bruxelles, EDPS, 12 September 2016

Chardonnays of the « New World »

Wine drinkers: they find it flatteringly easy to enjoy, with its broad, exuberant charms, relatively high alcohol and low acidity, and lack of powerful scent.

Vine growers find it easy to grow productively and profitably (it can yield well, ripen usefully early, although buds rather too early for frost-free comfort in cool climates).

Winemakers revel in the range of different winemaking techniques to which Chardonnay readily submits: not just a wide range of dry white wines with more weight than most, but delicate sparkling wines and even a few extremely successful sweet white wines made with the benefit of 'noble rot'.

Epernay

Chablis & Grand Auxerrois

Côte de Nuits

Côte de Beaune

Côte Chalonnaise

Mâconnais

Meat Pairings

Chicken Breast, Turkey Breast, Pork Loin, Halibut, Trout, Cod, Sturgeon, Oily Flaky Fish, Atlantic Salmon, Lobster, Crab, Scallops, Shrimp, Clams, Oysters (unoaked)                           Cheese Pairings

Better with soft – Semi Soft Cow’s Milk Cheese and Goat Cheese.

Spices and Herbs

Tarragon, Parsley, Thyme, Lemon Zest, Marjoram, White Pepper, Shallots, Poultry Seasoning

Vegetables & Vegetarian FareYellow Squash, Peas, Zucchini, Asparagus, Sun Chokes, Seitan, White Mushrooms, Truffles, Chanterelles, Almonds

RESULTS

Fleurieu Wine Zone

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