Chardonnay from the Leithaberg is one of the world’s great wines. The variety shows enormous potential for maturation in our élevage, but is already lively with minerality and stimulatingly powerful on the palate in its youth. Its somewhat more neutral flavour profile makes it an excellent accompaniment to a wide variety of dishes.
The Chardonnay Leithaberg DAC comes from what is probably the best Pinot-family vineyard in Sankt Margarethen. Its high fossil limestone & quartz content gives the wine a great deal of structure, elegance and ‘that certain something’. Nearby Lake Neusiedl reflects sunlight onto the gentle slopes and thus ensures that this premium Chardonnay ripens at just the right time.
OENOLOGIC COMMENT
Selective hand-harvesting from organically cultivated vineyards; partially spontaneous, very gentle fermentation in 500 litre tonneaus and careful aging for a year in the 300-year-old cellars of the Hofkellerei create a wine with distinctive structure.
DEGUSTATION NOTE
Fresh, radiant golden green in colour, violets, orange zest, slightly smoky notes and dried tropical fruits in the bouquet. Powerful on the palate, carried by freshness & minerality characterised by limestone; quite lively, with great length in the finish.
Perfect with rich fish & meat dishes, Asian-inspired cuisine.
Comes in a wine paper tube.
Price includes price of wine, duties and GST, and cost of wine paper tube.
Wine Paper Bag: + $2.80
Order Collection
All orders are to be self-collected on Level 30, Marcoms area on the designated Order Collection Date every month. Please refer to the table below for the Order Collection Date.
No refunds or exchanges are allowed.
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