All grape varieties · Grape variety

Chardonnay Valle Central Valle del Maipo 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

Valle del Maipo — the wine region closest to Santiago, celebrated above all for its Cabernet Sauvignons — also produces Chardonnays of a generous, fruity style. These Chardonnays, on the alluvial and clay-loam valley floor soils, are accessible and round, in the traditional Chilean Andean style.