Riserva Barrique Chardonnay Val Venosta - Stachlburg Baron Von Kripp

The Riserva Barrique Chardonnay Val Venosta from Stachlburg Baron Von Kripp from Trentino-Alto Adige shows a bright, golden-yellow color in the glass. On the nose this Stachlburg Baron Von Kripp white wine reveals all sorts of banana, ripe apple, banana chips and brioche. As if that were not already impressive, the maturation in small wooden barrels adds cloves and toasted wood.

The Stachlburg Baron Von Kripp Riserva Barrique Chardonnay Val Venosta presents itself to the wine drinker as wonderfully dry. This white wine never appears coarse or meager, as one might expect from a wine. On the palate, this well-balanced white wine is characterized by an incredibly creamy and silky texture. On the finish, this wine from the Trentino-Alto Adige wine-growing region finally delights with a lovely length. Once again, hints of banana chips and brioche appear. In the aftertaste, mineral notes from the granite-dominated soils join in.

Vinification of Stachlburg Baron Von Kripp Riserva Barrique Chardonnay Val Venosta

The basis for the balanced Riserva Barrique Chardonnay Val Venosta from Italy is grapes from the Chardonnay variety. In Trentino-Alto Adige, the vines that produce the grapes for this wine grow on granite soils. After the harvest, the grapes are brought to the winery as quickly as possible. Here they are selected and gently crushed. Fermentation in small wooden barrels at controlled temperatures follows. After fermentation is complete, the organically produced Riserva Barrique Chardonnay Val Venosta is aged for another 18 months in oak barriques.

Food recommendation for the Riserva Barrique Chardonnay Val Venosta from Stachlburg Baron Von Kripp

This white wine from Italy is best enjoyed well chilled at 8 - 10°C. It is perfect as an accompaniment to spinach gratin with almonds, cod with cucumber-mustard vegetables or spaghetti with yogurt-mint pesto.

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