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Chiara 2009

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Producer:
Welgegund (Велгегунд)
Country:
South Africa (Южна Африка) 
Vintage:
2009
Variety:
Chenin Blanc (Шенин блан)

Sauvignon Blanc (Совиньон Блан)

Chardonnay (Шардоне)

Viognier (Вионие)
€ 11.25  
Added by rms
14 Aug 2010

Winemaker's notes:
A complex dry blend. Layers of lush tropical fruit, interleaved with savoury notes from barrel oaking. The palate is full-bodied, yet has enough freshness to handle rich dishes.

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How to drink it
Food: Antipasto, Artichokes, Asparagus, Carpaccio (Tuna), Caviar, Chicken, Chicken Salad, Cold Meats, Crab, Curry (Fish or Chicken), Lobster, Mussels, Nuts, Olives, Other White Fish, Oysters (Raw), Pasta Salad, Pasta with Cream Sauce, Pasta with Shellfish, Pasta with Vegetables, Pates, Pizza, Quiche, Red Snapper, Salmon, Sashimi, Sausage, Scallops, Shrimp, Smoked Fish (Trout, Herring), Spicy Mexican, Striped Bass, Sushi, Swordfish, Thai, Tuna, Turkey, Veal
Cheese: Blue Castello, Goat Cheese, Gruyere, Mild Cheddar, Parmigiano-Reggiano, Provolone, Sharp Cheddar
Temperature: 12 °C
Hang Time
From the Reading Room
Let's say a grape variety normally takes 120 days to ripen. In an especially hot year, it may ripen after only 110 days; in a cooler year, after 130 days. Viticulturists generally do want a long growing seasons. Long ripening allows components in the grape other that sugar - tannins, for example - ...
Comments & Ratings
1rms
14 Aug 2010
 

Много балансирано вино, приятно и с изненадващо дълъг послевкус.
2Verena
20 Oct 2010