Description

Elegant Chardonnay with classic aging for 12 months in a 500-liter French oak barrel

The vineyard from which our Chardonnay Family Reserve 2023 comes is located near the village of Momkovo, 12 km from Svilengrad. The plot is extremely interesting. The vines are 25 years old, planted on white humus with high alkalinity. This has a strong impact on the wine, creating an impressive combination of salinity, southern fruitiness and warmth, with a strongly pronounced specificity of the plot.

We carried out a classic fermentation in a stainless steel vessel at a temperature of 15-17 °C. Then the wine spent 12 months in a 500 l French oak barrel. The first 6 months were aged on the lees with weekly batonages. At the beginning of the development in the barrel, the salinity coming from the soil was in conflict with the sweetness of the oak. It took months for the flavors to harmonize, but the result exceeded our expectations.

Chardonnay Family Reserve from the 2023 vintage harmoniously combines oak barrel maturation with lees aging and plot-specific minerality. This is a complex wine that will develop its structure and aromas over the years.

Harvest date: August 25, 2023 / Bottling date: 06.09.2024 / Alcohol: 13.5% vol. / Total acidity: 7.3 g/l / Batch of 500 bottles