Chardonnay Ried Sausaler Schlössl 2018

Wine description:

Complex, elegant structure, rich in extracts—Chardonnay with strong terroir-expression

Location:

Sausaler Schlössl: Very steep and highly located single vineyard with very meagre slate soil. On this historical single vineyard we are able to pick grapes very late at perfect physical ripeness. The slate soil brings a lot of finess and the aging potential is very high.

Soil:

Blue-black slate (paleozoic slate)

Awards:

93/100 points Falstaff Weinguide 2020/21

Winemaking:

Selective hand picked grapes, gently very slowly pressed. Slow Fermentation in 500l wooden casks at temperatures around 20°C. Aging and batonage for several months

Altitude:

500-590 m

Steepness:

55-80%

Drinking temperature:

12 °C

Drinking description:

Classic pan-fried chicken, Wild garlic risotto, Truffle dishes
contains sulfites

Characteristics:

dry

Alcohol:

13,50% Vol. Alk.

Sugar:

1,30 g/l RZ

Acid:

6,00 g/l tbS