France
Côte des Blancs
Côte des Blancs is a wine region in France. A line of chalk slopes south of Épernay in Champagne, planted almost entirely to Chardonnay for Blanc de Blancs Champagne.
Where it is
Map data: INAO (Licence Ouverte 2.0); Natural Earth
Places in Côte des Blancs
Avize
Chardonnay-focused Côte des Blancs Champagne, typically precise and fresh, with citrus, chalky minerality and saline tension.
Cramant
A Grand Cru village in Champagne's Côte des Blancs, just north of Avize, planted almost entirely to Chardonnay.
Le Mesnil-sur-Oger
A Grand Cru village in Champagne's Côte des Blancs, south of Épernay, known for chalky, crisp Chardonnay for Blanc de Blancs.
Oger
A Côte des Blancs Grand Cru village planted almost entirely to Chardonnay, with wines that tend to be fruitier and lower in acidity than wines from Avize.