Editing Chardonnay (section)

===Other French regions===
[[File:French chard from pay d'oc.jpg|right|thumb|A Chardonnay from the Pay d'Oc region of the Languedoc]]
Champagne, Chablis, and Burgundy account for more than three-fifths of all Chardonnay plantings in France. The next-largest concentration is found in the [[Languedoc]], where it was first planted around the town of [[Limoux]] and up to 30% can be blended with [[Mauzac (grape)|Mauzac]] in the sparkling ''[[Limoux wine|Blanquette de Limoux]]''.<ref name="Rob pg 101-106"/> Every year since 1991, Chardonnay production is celebrated in [[Limoux]] during the [[Toques et Clochers]] festival. By 2000, more than {{convert|9000|ha|acre}} were planted, with many being used for wines under the ''Vin de Pays d'Oc''. These wines were unique in that they were some of the first examples of Chardonnay to be [[varietal|varietally labeled]] as "Chardonnay". Other French wine regions with Chardonnay plantings include [[Alsatian wine|Alsace]], [[Ardèche]], [[Jura wine|Jura]], [[Savoie]], and the [[Loire Valley]].<ref name="Oxford pg 154-156"/> In Jura, it is used to create ''[[vin de paille]]'' [[dessert wine]]s. Here, the grape is known as Melon d'Arbois or Gamay blanc and is sometimes blended with [[Savagnin]]. It is most widely found in [[Arbois]], [[Côtes du Jura AOC|Côtes du Jura]], and [[L'Étoile AOC]]s. In the Loire, up to 20% of Chardonnay can be included in the [[Chenin blanc]]-based wines of ''[[Anjou (wine)|Anjou]] blanc'' and more producers are using the grape to soften some of the edges of Chenin blanc.<ref name="Robinson pg 106-113"/> It can also be used in the sparkling wines of [[Saumur (wine)|Saumur]] and some [[Muscadet]] producers have begun experimenting with oak-aged Chardonnay.<ref name="Rob pg 101-106"/>