Chardonnay Réserve M8 2020

Tropical-fruit ripeness and plenty of oak in evidence. Vanilla mango cream, crushed toasted hazelnuts, even a bit of passionfruit. Strictly for people who love oaky Chardonnay, but it’s a nice oaky Chardonnay.

- Jancis Robinson, 16/20 points

As big Chardonnay aficionados, we especially love reductive varieties that perfectly reflect their soils - and preferably soils that hold proper fossils. As we are located on the banks of the Ice Age Rhine, our vines are rooted in precisely these minerals and we have learned to love them since we were children.

What is most fascinating about this wine is its evolution once opened. Air, warmth and a decent glass create images on the taste buds that make you forget everything.

13.5% alcohol. Contains sulphites. Certified organic according to DE-ÖKO-039.

Grape variety: Chardonnay * Age of the vines: 20 to 35 years * Soil: calcareous marl, limestone * Exposure of the sites: South-West, South * Soil characteristics: deep, well-rooted * Pruning: 4 to 6 buds per square meter * Quality promotion on the vine: defoliation on one side, removal of the miserly grapes and reduction in the number of shoots (green harvest) * Yield: 55 hl/ha * Harvest of the grapes on 23 September until 1 November 2019 at max. 10 degrees Celsius * Harvest: 100% hand-picked * Initial must weight: 88 to 98 Oechsle degrees * Fermentation time: 3 to 9 weeks * 100% spontaneous fermentation with its own yeast * Winemaking: reductive vinification, no wine treatment agents * Bottled in March 2022 * Alcohol: 12.5% ​​* Residual sugar: 2 g/l * closure: Natural cork * Burgundy bottle: 0.75 l * Certified organic according to DE-ÖKO-039. * Vintages depicted in the pictures may deviate from the product sold. The vintage that is mentioned in the wine description and/or the headline applies.