ROSALEA

2 89,00 лв.

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ROSALEA Chardonnay 2022

Description
Additional information

A bright lemon-yellow color with a metallic hue, a complex aroma featuring yellow fruits, white peach, complemented by citrusy hints of lime and floral notes. Fine body and a long, refreshing finish.

Реколта	2022
По видове	White
Tип отлежаване	In a stainless steel pot
Kолекция	ROSALEA

Combining with food

You can enjoy this wine on its own as an aperitif or paired with fresh salads, soft cheeses, nuts, seafood, white fish, and roasted chicken breast. Pasta with cheese or butter-based sauces always complements the freshness of Chardonnay.

Wine Passport

Varieties

Chardonnay

Harvest

The winter season experienced moderate temperatures with little risk of freezing and a small amount of snow towards the end of the season. Abundant rainfall during spring helped replenish soil moisture for the upcoming viticultural year and nourish our young vines adequately. However, the high atmospheric humidity during flowering and pollination caused issues with the phytosanitary condition of the vines. Measures taken by our team managed to contain these issues but had an impact on the final harvest yield. The subsequent summer was dry and hot, typical of the Southern Sakar region. The extended warm autumn in combination with the low yield contributed to an early ripening of the grapes. For two consecutive years, the Chardonnay vineyard in Shishmanovo village was affected, first by spring frosts in 2020 and then by winter freezes in 2021, which influenced the grape quantities. The projected yields for 2022 weren’t optimistic, and during the ripening monitoring, we decided to purchase a certain amount of grapes from the region. We reached out to local producers and partners in the villages of Momkovo and Izvorovo.

The vines

Along the gentle hills of the Sakar Mountain, not far from Harmanli, at an altitude of 130 meters, on cinnamon and gray forest soils, we cultivate our Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Syrah, Chardonnay, Mavrud, and Rubin grapes.

Bottle volume

750 ml.

Analyzes of wine

Alcohol content: 14 vol.%

Reducing sugars: 1.8 g/l

Titratable acids: 5 g/l

рН: 3,31

Consumption temperature: 10 – 12 °C

Quantity: 2662 bottles

Technology

The work with Chardonnay grapes from three different vineyards was fascinating and provided an opportunity to get acquainted with the expression and characteristics of the variety in our region. The grapes were carefully selected to match their ripening periods. Harvesting of the Chardonnay was done on August 27th and 28th, transported in crates of 12 kg, and stored in a refrigerated cooling chamber for 24 – 48 hours. The grapes were pressed in a basket press, and fermentation for the three wines took place in separate containers at a temperature of 14 – 16 °C. The finished wines were left for three weeks on fine lees before being blended. Chardonnay 2022 is a blend in equal parts of three wines from three vineyards: ROSALEA in the village of Shishmanovo and vineyards in the villages of Izvorovo and Momkovo.