Draft Label Chardonnay, 0.75 L

Draft Label Chardonnay

Draft Label is a limited series of wines produced from the best vineyards and vintages. Handwritten labels are personally signed by Midalidare winemakers.

Appellation and origin: White wine Chardonnay “Draft Label” from Bulgaria, PGI Thracian Lowlands, Mogilovo. Midalidare estate grown and bottled: Prisovete vineyard.

Grape variety: 100% Chardonnay from Prisovete.

Vintage: 2020.

Volume: 750 ml.

Closure: Natural cork.

Alcohol content: 14 % vol.

Maturity: Mature; could benefit from further ageing. Keep 7 to 10 years.

Packaging: 6 bottles per case.

Draft Label Chardonnay

Tasting notes: Draft Label Chardonnay shines in beautiful olive golden color with delicate green hues. Attractive complex nose with aromas of buttered toast, peach blossom, juicy apple and candied lemon, pleasantly embraced in hints of cocoa, vanilla, nuts and oak. A voluminous, gorgeous body with magnificent structure, elegant oak notes, vanilla, coconut and butter on the palate. The wine has an extremely long and mineral finish, nice balance, and crispy aftertaste.

 Serving suggestions: Draft Label Chardonnay is excellent pair for grilled, seared, or roast shellfish like lobster and scallops, roast chicken, hazelnut-crusted chicken or fish, oily fish, creamy white meat, fish or seafood pasta, dishes that include wild mushrooms and slow roast tomatoes, white truffles. Serve at 9-11C°, in Oaked Chardonnay wine glass (mid-size stem, large bowl, large opening) or regular White wine glass.

Storage: Cool and dark place, at temperature 8-12C°.

Draft Label Chardonnay

Draft Label Chardonnay is estate grown and bottled, French oak fermented, and French oak aged white varietal Bulgarian wine with Protected Geographical Indication Thracian Lowlands.

Terroir: Prisovete vineyard

• Limestone soils with presence of clay and slime, with a high content of carbonates,
• Vines planted on the southern slopes,
• Average altitude 330-350 metres,
• East-West exposure,
• Mild winter, hot summer,
• Optimal proportion of sunshine and rainfall,
• Big temperature amplitude.

Viticulture: Wine is made at the vineyard

• Plants of French origin,
• Single vertical shoot positioning (VSP or single guyot),
• Average age of the vines 13 years,
• Stimulated formation of leaf mass,
• Single regulation of production - green pruning,
• Controlled water balance.

Winemaking:

• Harvest by hand at the end of September.
• Cooling,
• Double sorting and press,
• Cold soak and decanting,
• Slow fermentation in barrels,
• Post-maceration,
• Malolactic fermentation,
• Ageing in French oak barrels for 12 months.

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Draft Label Chardonnay

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