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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
Wine aging
From the Reading Room
The use of wine barrels (especially oak barrels) to store and age wine is a centuries old tradition (and solution). Wine aged in oak barrels is enhanced with the addition of vanilla and oak overtones. Wooden Wine Barrels also allow for a small amount of evaporation of the contents during the aging ...
Comments & Ratings
1rms
14 Aug 2010
 

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