Doran Chardonnay Alto Adige DOC - Cantina Andrian

The Doran Chardonnay Alto Adige from Cantina Andrian in Trentino-Alto Adige displays a dense, golden-yellow color when swirled in the glass. When swirling the wine glass, this white wine reveals a high density and richness, which shows in the legs on the glass. Poured into a white wine glass, this Old World white wine offers wonderfully expressive aromas of pineapple, mango, and passion fruit, rounded off with pepper.

This white wine from Cantina Andrian is for wine lovers who simply cannot get their wine dry enough. The Doran Chardonnay Alto Adige comes very close to this, having been vinified with just 0.8 grams of residual sugar. Powerful and multi-layered, this velvety white wine presents itself on the palate. Thanks to its pronounced fruit acidity, the Doran Chardonnay Alto Adige appears impressively fresh and lively on the palate. On the finish, this youthful wine from the Trentino-Alto Adige wine-growing region finally delights with considerable length. Again, hints of passion fruit and pineapple emerge. In the aftertaste, mineral notes from the limestone- and clay-dominated soils join in.

Vinification of Cantina Andrian Doran Chardonnay Alto Adige

The foundation for the powerful Doran Chardonnay Alto Adige from Trentino-Alto Adige is grapes of the Chardonnay variety. The grapes grow under optimal conditions in Trentino-Alto Adige. Here, the vines drive their roots deep into soils of clay and limestone. Naturally, the Doran Chardonnay Alto Adige is also shaped by the climatic and stylistic factors of Alto Adige / Südtirol DOC. This Italian can quite literally be described as an Old World wine that presents itself in an exceptionally impressive manner. After the harvest, the grapes are brought to the winery as quickly as possible. There, they are selected and gently crushed. Fermentation then takes place in stainless steel tanks at controlled temperatures. After fermentation is complete, the Doran Chardonnay Alto Adige is allowed to further harmonize on the fine lees for 15 months.

Food recommendation for Cantina Andrian Doran Chardonnay Alto Adige

Ideally, enjoy this white wine from Italy well chilled at 8 - 10°C as an accompaniment to cod with cucumber-mustard vegetables, vegetable salad with beetroot, or leek soup.

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