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Chardonnay Californie Santa Cruz Mountains vin blanc tranquille

Origin

Chardonnay, a 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

Santa Cruz Mountains — the high-altitude wine appellation on the San Francisco Bay coast, between San Francisco and Santa Cruz — is one of California’s smallest and most intense AVAs. On granite and clay soils above 400 metres, the Chardonnays are of remarkable concentration, tension and complexity.