Weingut Esterhazy Chardonnay Sankt Margarethen 2020
The brown hare on the label adorns their vineyards, together with the Adonis rose. The label symbolises and embodies our wine-growing region, the Leithaberg perfectly.
Grape Varietals & Region: 100% Chardonnay on sandy limestone & loam soils. From the Sankt Margarethen vineyard in Leithaberg, Austra
Taste Profile: Pale straw-yellow. On the nose apricot and crisp pear, paired with hay and delicate toffee, accompainied by flint-stone. On the palate black pepper and a smoky minerality; creaminess and depth from maturation in large oak cask, vibrant acidity creates an elegant drinking pleasure. Long finish!
Winemaking Process: The grapes are carefully harvested by hand and pressed without destemming with the basket press. The grape juice is filled in 500 liters and fermented there spontaneously at 20 to 24 degrees Celsius. 80 percent of the barrels are used, 20 percent new barrels are added every year. The majority of it is Ybbstaler oak from Stockinger. The wine is then stored on the full yeast in these barrels for 9 months. Around 30 percent spontaneously go through malolactic fermentation. In the first 2 months, the yeast was stirred up once a week
