CHAMPAGNE		1er Cru - Chigny les Roses - Home

The Chardonnay

"brings to the Champagne its fine taste, lightness, long mouth and a green gold colour"

White berry from the Pinot family, the biggest vine in quantity often mistaken for the White Pinot

Growth area:

Area	Surface
USA: California	25 000 ha
France: Champagne, Burgundy, Alsace, Chablis	20 000 ha
Australia	5 000 ha
Italy: North	5 000 ha
South Africa	2 300 ha
Argentina	900 ha
Canada	250 ha
Germany	150 ha
Switzerland	150 ha

Proportion in Champagne:

Proportion in Champagne: 26 %
whose:

In the Marne : 33 %

In the Aisne : 7 %

In the Aube : 8 %

Soil:

Limestone soil

Location:

Mainly in the "côte des Blancs"

Maturation:

Late (a week after the "Pinot Noir")

Vegetal Cycle:

Long

Aromas:

Green apples

Fresh butter

Nuts

Quality given to the wine:

Fruity or flourish

Fineness

Elegance

Freshness

Lightness

Origin:

Imported in France by the crusaders and spread in Burgundy by the Benedictines. The tasting value of the Chardonnay started to be recognised in 1850. It was before then only considered as a mutation of the White Pinot. It was in 1958 that Galet made it a proper vine.

Pays/Countries

3, rue de Rilly - 51500 Chigny Les Roses
Tel: +33 3 26 03 46 34 - Fax: +33 3 26 03 45 61
Export: Tel: +33 3 26 03 56 56
Email:

Opening Hours: Monday,Wednesday to Staurday 14 -17h30.
Closed on Sundays, Tuesdays and in August. These opening hours can be altered when we are not present.
Weadvise that you call us in advance to make sure we are at the property.



Pays/Countries		3, rue de Rilly - 51500 Chigny Les Roses Tel: +33 3 26 03 46 34 - Fax: +33 3 26 03 45 61 Export: Tel: +33 3 26 03 56 56 Email: