Chardonnay R - Rudolf Fürst

The Chardonnay R from Rudolf Fürst from Franconia offers a bright, golden-yellow color in the glass. If you give it some air by swirling it in the wine glass, you can perceive a first-class balance in this white wine, as it does not appear watery, syrupy or liqueur-like on the sides of the glass. Poured into a white wine glass, this Old World white wine presents wonderfully expressive aromas of peach and lemon, rounded off by mineral notes contributed by aging in wooden barrels.

The Rudolf Fürst Chardonnay R presents itself to the wine lover as wonderfully dry. This white wine never appears rough or meager, as one might expect in the icon wine segment. On the palate, the texture of this well-balanced white wine is wonderfully light. The finish of this white wine from the Franconia wine-growing region, which is well capable of aging, ultimately delights with a remarkable length. The aftertaste is also accompanied by mineral nuances from the loess and sandstone-dominated soils.

Vinification of the Chardonnay R from Rudolf Fürst

This wine clearly focuses on a single grape variety, namely Chardonnay. Only the best grape material was harvested for this wonderfully balanced varietal wine from Rudolf Fürst. In Franconia, the vines that produce the grapes for this wine grow on loess and sandstone soils. The Chardonnay R is an Old World wine in the best sense of the word, as this German wine exudes an exceptional European charm that clearly underscores the success of wines from the Old World. After the grape harvest, the grapes are quickly brought to the press house. There they are selected and gently broken up. This is followed by fermentation in small wooden barrels at controlled temperatures. Vinification is followed by maturation on the fine lees for several months before the wine is finally bottled.

Food recommendation for the Chardonnay R from Rudolf Fürst

This German wine is best enjoyed moderately chilled at 11 - 13°C. It is perfectly suited as a companion to spaghetti with yogurt-mint pesto, omelet with salmon and fennel, or wok vegetables with fish.

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