Chardonnay Opoka Cru

2018

Wine description

Deep gold yellow, with mineral fragrances. Fatty, reminiscent of the fragrances of dried fruit, and honey, bread and melted butter. In the glass, it quickly develops its ability, with a light line of vanilla. Approaching a salty taste, with increasing finish. In a nutshell: the greatest. An absolutely prestigious wine, with excellent aging potential.

With food

Chardonnay Opoka, a wine with extremely full body, is recommended with dishes full of flavour, including those with a rather strong taste based on mushrooms, mussels and truffles (pasta, rice, gnocchi or polenta), rich sea food and non-fatty meat (duck, lamb meat, chicken), with various herb or cream sauces or foie gras.

Aging

Suitable for drinking, with great ageing potential, over 15 years.

- Grape type:
  Chardonnay
- Region:
  Brda - Slovenia
- Vineyards:
  Jordano
- Vineyards age:
  51 years
- Vineyards altitude:
  150 - 250 m
- Vineyards exposure:
  north / east
- Soil type:
  marl and calcareous soil
- Harvest:
  hand-picked, selected grapes; in the beginning of September
- Vinification:
  
  Spontaneous fermentation in contact with skins of berries (maceration) for 2 days in conical oak barrels (tono) 3,000 l; Softly pressed with pneumatic pressure.
- Maturation:
  23 months in 2.500 Litre oak barrel
- Maturation in bottle:
  at least 2 months
- Alcohol:
  14 % vol
- Total acidity:
  5,7 g / l
- Bottle:
  0,75 l
- Bottling:
  5.066 bottles 0,75 l in August 2020.
- Serving temperature:
  12 - 14 °C