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Chardonnay Île du Sud Canterbury 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

Canterbury — the great plains of the South Island, surrounded by the Southern Alps to the west and the Pacific Ocean to the east — is one of New Zealand’s coolest and most mineral wine regions. Chardonnay is produced here in an elegant, fresh and fine style, far from the opulent, with remarkable aromatic tension.