4-235-318-21
2021
12.50%
0.75L
Chardonnay 100%
Rhenish Hesse , Germany
Parker about Chardonnay Reserve 2021
The 2021 Chardonnay Réserve is beautifully pure, refined and elegant on the nose that is intense but mineral instead of fruity and beautifully saline and citric. Aged on the lees for 18 months in 500-liter tonneaux, this is a round and fruity, very elegant and balanced Chardonnay with a stringent, intense and finely tannic finish that is also saline and citric. All in all, the wine still has more flesh, fruit intensity and texture than the terroir deserves, I find. But this is a personal remark regarding the style of a wine that is of excellent quality. 12.5% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted in August 2023.
Suckling over Chardonnay Reserve 2021
Here is the citrusy side of chardonnay in a simultaneously fresh and noble form with notes of mandarin orange and orange blossom aromas. Tremendous flinty and chalky intensity on the sleek yet powerful palate. Wonderful depth and drive at the very focused finish. From the highest altitude section of the Morstein GG site. Fermented and matured in mostly 500 liter oak casks sur lie for 18 months. Drink from release. Stuart Pigott Senior Editor
Description
| Land | Germany |
| Region | Rhenish Hesse |
| Rebsorten | Chardonnay 100% |
| Alkoholgehalt | 12.50% |
| Füllstand | high fill |
| Verschlußart | cork stopper |
| Kennzeichnung | Contains sulphites |
| Farbe | White |
| Inverkehrbringer | Weedenborn Winery, Am Römer 4-6, 55234 Monzernheim, DE |
| Charakter | Dry |
| Servierempfehlung | Decant at 10-12°C |
| Trinkempfehlung | 2024 - 2036 |
| Parker Punkte | 92 |
| Jahrgang | 2021 |
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Chardonnay Reserve 2021
The idea behind Weedenborn's Chardonnay Réserve is a Burgundian take on a Chardonnay.
It is rather elegant, mineral, has a delicate wood spice, and offers good aging potential. An overwhelmingly aromatic nose evokes notes of quince, yellow peach, passion fruit, and light vanilla. On the palate, aromas of ripe pear, biscuit, and mint are evident.
Expansion
It was fermented spontaneously and aged on the full lees in new oak for 18 months. It was then bottled unfiltered.