Chardonnay R - Rudolf Fürst

The Chardonnay R from Rudolf Fürst in Franconia offers a bright, golden yellow color in the glass. If you give it some air in the wine glass by swirling, you can perceive a first-class balance in this white wine, because it stands out neither watery nor syrupy or liqueur-like on the walls of the glass. Poured into a white wine glass, this white wine from the Old World presents wonderfully expressive aromas of peach and lemon, rounded off by minerality contributed by aging in wooden barrels.

The Rudolf Fürst Chardonnay R presents itself to the wine connoisseur wonderfully dry. This white wine never shows itself coarse or meager, as one might expect from a wine icon wine segment. On the palate, the texture of this balanced white wine is wonderfully light. The final of this white wine from the wine-growing region of Franconia, which is well capable of aging, finally thrills with considerable reverberation. The finish is also accompanied by mineral hints of the soils dominated by loess and sandstone.

Vinification of the Chardonnay R from Rudolf Fürst

This wine clearly focuses on one grape variety, and that is Chardonnay. Only the best grape material was harvested for this wonderfully balanced varietal wine from Rudolf Fürst. In Franconia, the vines that produce the grapes for this wine grow on soils of loess and sandstone. Chardonnay R is an Old World wine in the best sense of the word, as this German wine exudes an extraordinary European charm that clearly underscores the success of Old World wines. After the grape harvest, the grapes are quickly taken to the press house. Here they are selected and carefully broken up. Fermentation then takes place in small wood at controlled temperatures. Vinification is followed by aging on the fine lees for several months before the wine is finally bottled.

Food recommendation for the Chardonnay R by Rudolf Fürst

This German wine is best enjoyed moderately chilled at 11 - 13°C. It is perfect as an accompaniment to spaghetti with yogurt-mint pesto, omelet with salmon and fennel or stir-fried vegetables with fish.

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