Wine "Laforet" Bourgogne Chardonnay AOC, 2011
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Chardonnay: 100%
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Tasting Notes
The wine has a pale golden color with greenish reflections.
The wine has a refreshing, light taste with a good level of acidity and slight bitterness in the completion.
The wine is full of the scent of wild flowers and fruits, which felt the subtle nuances of almonds.
Fine wine as an aperitif or in combination with seafood salad, chicken in white sauce and soft cheeses.
Interesting Facts
White French wine "Laforet" made from Chardonnay grapes, which is collected in several areas of Burgundy. Grape gives the wine appellation Makone notes of fruit and flowers, vines Côte de Beaune - a beautiful structure, and Chardonnay from Chablis makes the wine fresh and mineral. And grapes purchased from regular suppliers. Crop is harvested by hand and subjected to soft pressing, and then fermented in tanks made of stainless steel. Wine stand 8 months in neutral vessels, as well as in the 1-2 year old oak barrels. The wine has a 3-year storage capacity.
Joseph Drouhin winery was founded in 1880 in Bonn. To date, this is a family business with a long tradition and centuries of history that has passed many stages of development and formation. The main contribution to the company introduced Robert Drouin, who, since 1957, has expanded ownership, buying vineyards in regions where really has potential. In the acquisition of vineyards always invest more, but the pride of the house wine is the vineyard "Clos de Mouches" around Bon. To maintain a high quality yield specially understated by an average of 20% of the permitted by law. Also one of the key points that the company adheres to the end of the 60s, is exclusively biodynamic and biological principles of processing the vineyards, excluding the use of all kinds of pesticides and chemicals.
Today owning Joseph Drouhin over 75 hectares of vineyards and is considered the largest in the region. Wines from this manufacturer is rightly recognized as a unique, intense, delicate, their taste is revealed slowly, passing all the bright colors and the aroma of berries. A distinctive feature of the refined and sophisticated wines - amazing purity of taste, the giver of pleasure infinitely long.