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MASTERCLASS CHARDONNAY

Introduction

Introduction

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Definition

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  • Burgundy white grape variety
  • Soils : limestone or calcareous clay that are not too dry
  • Used for dry still wine, sparkling or even sweet wine
  • High quality
  • Easy to ripen
  • Good adaptation to different climates
  • Small to medium bunches
  • Small and curved berries
  • Early budding
  • Susceptible to : powdery mildew and grapevine yellows (eg

flavescence dorée and bois noir), flower abortion (coulure) and millerandage

  • Early buding = Fragile to spring frost
  • Thin skin = susceptible to botrytis bunch rot in rainy harvest
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Origins

  • Son of Pinot Noir (and

Gouais blanc)

  • Name comes from the

Village of Chardonnay (Burgundy)

Unknown date

  • Earliest reliable mention
  • f the word Chardonnay

(1689)

  • The name is not currently

used yet

17th Century

  • Clearly differenciated

from Pinot Blanc

  • The name is becoming

reconized

  • Phylloxera !!!

19th Century

  • Grafting on american

rootstock

  • Development and Expansion
  • f the Chardonnay grape

20th Century

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Development and Expansion

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The second most popular white grape variety in France

  • Evolution size planted area in France: multiplied by

7 from 1958 to 2011

  • 7325 Hectares in 1958 to 46630 Hectares in 2011
  • Now, France’s 2nd most planted white variety after

Ugni Blanc

  • Strongholds in France are Burgundy, Languedoc-

Roussillon and Champagne

  • Reprensents 48% of the vineyard area planted in

Burgundy (BIVB figures)

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Development and Expansion

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The most popular grape variety in the world?

  • Late 20th century: in some

countries, Chardonnay had been so popular that it became synonimous with dry white wine

  • Nowadays, planted all over

the world: 160 000 Ha in total

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  • Wide array of aromas depending on where it is grown and how it is made
  • Good adaptation to changes in climate and different types of soils

Different styles of Chardonnay

Alt ltit itude La Latit itude Soil

  • il

Clim Climate Styl Style o

  • f wi

wine ne Franc ance - Chablis lis 120 à 150m 47,8° Kimmeridgian clay- limestone Cool – Continental (hot in summer and cold in winter – frost in spring) Lean (high acidity level) Californ rnia ia – Nap apa a Valle lley 450m 38,5° Volcanic, alluvial, clay & gravelly-sandy Mediterranean (wet and mild winter – hot and dry summer) Round (high suger level) Sout uth h Afr Africa – Stell llenbo bosh vine neyar ards 136m

  • 33,6°

Clay, Limestone, Granite & schist Mediterranean (wet and mild winter – hot and dry summer) More tropical (citrus, tropical fruits & exotic spices)

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Different styles of Chardonnay

Latitude / Altitude / Slope Temperature Date of harvest Vintage Effect Type of aromas Sugar Acidity Yield Style Scarcity Price Sunshine Rainfall Exposition Genetic Rootstock Clone Soil Type, age and compostion Culture Watering / Nutrition Pruning Density Harvest Date Method Winemaking Malolactic Yeast Oak treatment Batonage / stirring lies Length

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Different styles of Chardonnay

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Different styles of Chardonnay

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Different styles of Chardonnay

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Average sunlight (hours)

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Winemaking

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Pressing & Racking of sediments

Just after the sorting

Sorting

Just after the harvest

Vine-Growing

From April to September

Harvest

Mid-September in average

Alcoholic & Malolactic Fermentation + Ageing

Some wines in barrels for 10 to 14 months

Bottling

After cold stabilisation

1 2 3 4 5 6

Some wines in stainless stell vats for 8 to 10 months

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Comparative tasting

Maison Louis Latour – Masterclass Corton

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Char ardonnay nnay de l’Ardèche he Grand d Ardè dèch che Bourgogne ne Char ardonnay nnay Region

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Côteaux de l’Ardèche Burgundy Average ge altitud ude 270 m 150 m Latitud ude 44,5° 47° Soil il / Terroir Clay & limestone (Kimmeridgian) Clay & limestone (Jurassic) Average ge Sun unlight ht 204,2 hours 150,5 hours Average ge Te Temp mperat ature 14,5°C 11,5°C Average ge Rain infall ll 89,2 mm 62,5 mm Den ensit ity (feet et/ha) a) 4 000 10 000 Average ge date te of harves est End of August Mid-September Type e of harves est Mechanical Hand picked Vin intage e Effect ct Low Important Winemak making ng specif ificitie ies stainless steel vats

  • ak barrels, 20% new

stainless steel vats Type e of aromas mas White fruits, crisp acidity Almonds, vanilia, brioche, yellow fruits Floral, white fruits

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14-Jul 24-Jul 3-Aug 13-Aug 23-Aug 2-Sep 12-Sep 22-Sep 2-Oct 12-Oct 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Dates of harvest

Bourgogne Ardèche

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Comparative tasting

Chablis is Mâcon

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ugny ny Pouil illy ly-Fuissé ssé Regio gion Chablis Mâconnais Mâconnais Av Average altitude ude 140 m 230 m 290 m Latitude ude 47,8° 46,3° Soil

  • il / Terroir

Kimmeridgian clay-limestone Clay & limestone Limestone & heavy clay Av Average Sunligh light 142,7 hours 157,5 hours Av Average Tempe perature 11,3°C 12,3°C Av Average Rain infall ll 60,1 mm 78,4 mm Densit sity (feet et/ha) a) ? 10 000 Av Average date o e of harvest st Late September Mid-September Type of

  • f harve

vest Mechanical Hand-picked Wi Winemaking specifi ificities 8 to 10 months ageing in stainless steel vats Vinta tage effe ffect Low to medium Medium to important Type of

  • f aroma

mas Floral, fresh, citrus & white fruits, mineral Floral, fresh, citrus & white fruits, notes of muscat White & yellow fruits, almond, honey, ample,

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Meursaul ault Chas hassagne ne-Montra trachet Average ge altitud ude 240 m 250 m Latitud ude 47 Soil il / Terroir Stony marl Chalk and clay Winemak making ng specif ificitie ies 10 months ageing in Louis Latour oak barrels, 15% new Vin intage e effect ct Important Type e of aromas mas Hazelnut, buttery Exotic fruits

  • Only 10 kilometers separate Meursault and Chassagne-Montrachet appellations
  • Characteristics that differentiate Chardonnays elsewhere are very similar here
  • This is the “Exception Bourguignone“ : latitude, exposition, rain and sunshine are similar but the wines are complex and very different
  • This is because the soil here varies from hill to hill
  • All contain at least some of this limestone clay which contains nutrients from the fossils of shellfish from past eras
  • Nevertheless the composition, proportion and age of the soil components vary between each vineyard
  • The partition of the vineyards dates back to monastic times and their names hail from ages gone by
  • For just as long as they have been famous, attempts have been made to duplicate the particularities of white burgundies
  • The quality, longevity and unique features of this particular blend of terroir and know-how have, despite all, resisted the test of time...
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