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Chardonnay Australie méridionale Coonawarra vin blanc tranquille

Origin

Chardonnay, small village in Mâconnais

Growing regions

France, Italy, Hungary, Spain, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Portugal, USA, Canada, Chile, New Zealand, Argentina, California, Australia, South Africa

Also known as

Morillon blanc, Pinot Chardonnay

Coonawarra — the limestone peninsula at the southernmost tip of South Australia, better known for its Cabernet Sauvignons — produces Chardonnays of a fresh, elegant style quite different from the opulent Barossa.