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Chardonnay Victoria Heathcote 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

Heathcote — a wine region in central Victoria, north-east of Melbourne, celebrated above all for its Shiraz on the famous red Cambrian soils — also produces some Chardonnays of a generous, fruity style. The deep, free-draining red Cambrian soils yield concentrated, rich wines even in the whites.