• San Michele Appiano Chardonnay Merol 2020
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San Michele Appiano

Chardonnay Merol 2020

White still

  • San Michele Appiano Chardonnay Merol 2020
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Denomination Alto Adige DOC
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 13.5% by volume
Area Trentino Alto Adige (Italy)
Grape varieties 100% Chardonnay
Year 2020
Product name Chardonnay Merol 2020
Color Straw yellow with greenish reflections.
Perfume Fruity aroma of melon and ripe apples.
Taste Velvety, buttery, soft.
Pairings Delightful as an aperitif or on its own; also lovely as an accompaniment to freshwater fish such as tartar of smoked trout as well as asparagus.
Region Trentino Alto Adige
Country Italy
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Description

The Chardonnay grape variety makes one of the best-known white wines and loves warm, sunny locations. The excellent conditions of the Merol Vineyards form a Chardonnay that is captivating due to its pleasant fullness, silky elegance and well-balanced proportion of acidity and softness. In addition it has a fruity aftertaste. A fantastic drinking experience is guaranteed.

Awards

  • 2020

    90

    /100

    James Suckling is an influential American wine critic and journalist who worked at Wine Spectator for 30 years. He left the magazine in 2010 to start his own website and guidebook (JamesSuckling.com). He specialises in Italian and Bordeaux wines.

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Profumo

Perfume

Fruity aroma of melon and ripe apples.

Colore

Color

Straw yellow with greenish reflections.

Gusto

Taste

Velvety, buttery, soft.

Serve at:

10 - 12 °C.

Longevity:

05 - 10 years

Young and Fresh White Wines

Pairings

Delightful as an aperitif or on its own; also lovely as an accompaniment to freshwater fish such as tartar of smoked trout as well as asparagus.

Starters
Fish
Shellfish
Cheese
White fish

Producer
San Michele Appiano
From this winery
  • Start up year: 1907
  • Oenologist: Hans Terzer
  • Bottles produced: 2.800.000
  • Hectares: 390
For over a century the St. Michael-Eppan Winery, with 320 winemaking families and 385 hectares of vineyards, has been supporting the most important wine-growing municipality: Appiano on the South Tyrolean Wine Road on the doorstep of the Dolomites.

The surrounding soils offer exceptional characteristics for the cultivation of unique wines. Harvest after harvest, passion has become culture. Read more
Production area: Trentino Alto Adige
Trentino Alto Adige
San Michele Appiano

Name San Michele Appiano Chardonnay Merol 2020
Type White still
Denomination Alto Adige DOC
Vintage 2020
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 13.5% by volume
Grape varieties 100% Chardonnay
Country Italy
Region Trentino Alto Adige
Vendor San Michele Appiano
Origin Hilly vineyards in Merol, very close to the winery.
Climate Altitude: 420-470 m. a.s.l. Exposure: Southeast, Southwest.
Soil composition Limestone gravel.
Cultivation system Guyot.
Yield per hectare 6,000kg/h.
Harvest Mid-September with selection of grapes by hand.
Wine making The majority (75%) is fermented in stainless-steel tanks, with the remainder (25%) in oak barrels, followed by malolactic fermentation. The two wines are blended in February.
Total acidity 5.3 gr/L
Allergens Contains sulphites