Chardonnay Glassier 2021 - 12% vol. Glassierhof Organic Winery

Description: 
Accentuated white wine, still and dry, light yellow in color tending to yellow. The wine receives fine notes of vanilla through the aging in barriques, which persist for a long time in the finish. It is flowery in the nose and fills the mouth pleasantly. The Chardonnay is characterized by the right sugar and alcohol content and by a good fixed minerality, which helps to enhance the aromas and maintain them over time. 

Grape variety: 
Chardonnay - South Tyrol Alto Adige DOC. 

Production area: 
Neumarkt/Egna - South Tyrolean Unterland. The grapes for this wine grow in the countryside near the winery at an altitude of 220 m a.s.l. The vineyard called Glassier with soils made up of a mixture of sandstone, porphyry and limestone marl extends at the foot of the Nature Park "Trudner Horn/Monte Corno" and the Nature 2000 area Castelfeder. 

Vinification: 
The harvest period is the first ten days of September. The grapes are immediately pressed and stored at a controlled temperature in steel tanks for the whole night. This results in a clarification of the must, which is transferred to barrique for fermentation. Malolactic fermentation and ageing for up to 12 months also take place in oak barrels. 

Food Pairing: 
It is an excellent accompaniment  to fish, poultry, but also to cured meats and sausages. 

Serving temperature: 
10 - 12°C. 

Ageing potential: 
more than 5 years. 

Bottle to: 
750 ml - 75 cl - 0.75 lt. 

Allergens: 
Wine can contain sulphites. 

Producer: 
Glassierhof Winery 
The term Glassier« from the Latin enclosure« indicated properties which, like the Glassierhof, were bounded by a circular wall. The farm, known for being built in 1663, has been in the family for nine generations. Its primary objective is the quality of the wines. Quality can only be achieved if all wine production processes, from cultivation to bottling, are carefully observed. That is why this farm is managed according to organic guidelines. True quality begins in the vineyard. This work and tradition will continue in the future and the range of wines, consisting of Lagrein, Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco, Schiava, Sauvignon and a cuvée of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, will continue to be elaborated to the best of our knowledge and in harmony with nature. 

Tenuta Glassier - Fam. Vaja 
Via Villa 13 
IT - 39044 Egna (BZ) 
bio@glassier.it 
www.glassier.it