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This grape is the
best-known white wine grape grown in France and is more correctly known as the
same Pinot Chardonnay grape widely grown in the
Champagne region. The Chardonnay is also widely planted in the Burgundy and
Chablis regions. There, as in the cooler regions of North America and
California, the wine made from it is often aged in small oak barrels to produce
strong flavors and aromas. Possessing a fruity character - (e.g: Apple, lemon,
citrus), subsequent barrel-influenced flavors include "oak",
"vanilla", and malo-lactic fermentation imparted "creamy-
buttery" components. Australia and New Zealand have succeeded in producing
world-class wines from this grape in recent years by using cold fermentation
methods that result in a desired "flinty" taste in the dry versions.
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