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Napa Valley Chardonnay
Item number: 004133
Name: Napa Valley Chardonnay
Region: USA - California
Producer: Robert Mondavi
Grapes: 100% Chardonnay
Climate: In an excellent year in Napa Valley Chardonnay! Cold dry winter weather and prolonged drought in the spring (in Northern California is the precipitation rate 40 to 50% below the seasonal average!) Rebwachstum reduce the natural way. First, very warm spring weather makes for early bloom, then the temperature drops off significantly, and the grapes are now able to ripen into August with values uniformly mild with plenty of sun a day and a cool fog in the evening, just at their own pace. The harvest of Chardonnay grapes will start on 31 August and lasts, depending on plot development and maturity, to 22 October. While the income amounts are due to the cold, dry winter weather, a bit lower, but all show an exquisite quality grapes, thanks to the mild summer temperatures.
Color: White
Maturity: Enjoy and suitable for storage
Description: Color: clear straw yellow with golden highlights Aroma: fresh and seductive with fragrant aromas of white summer flowers, citrus fruits, orange peel and sweet spices (vanilla, caramel) with a touch of crème brûlée Taste: supple, elegant and harmonious blend of juicy fresh Aromas of pears, citrus fruits (and flowers) with fine mineral overtones and perfectly integrated oak notes, powerful, but without any gravity, with a delicious abundance in the final
To serve: salmon carpaccio, quality fish, simply cooked in butter or creamy sauces, and dishes of Thai cuisine with coconut milk
Serving temperature: 10.00 ° C
Analytical Data: Alcohol content: 14.40%
Residual sugar: 0.90 g / l
Acid: 6.10 g / l
stored for up to (at least): six to eight years
perfectly ready to drink: now
Production: All the grapes are in the cool morning hours read selectively by hand into small boxes, immediately in the To Kalon-Kellereigebracht here and immediately pressed on the whole, to a maximum of the lively Fruchtund to preserve freshness. 80% of must be directly fermented in French oak barriques (17% new), the remaining 20% in stainless steel tanks. The Chardonnay is then aged on the lees in the barrel and runs through partial malolactic fermentation. During the nine-month barrel maturation, the lees are regularly stirred gently, to give the wine even more soft fullness and smoothness.
Bottle size: 0,75 l
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