Steel Chardonnay 2024
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France / Burgundy
This unoaked Chardonnay combines the minerality of the Mâconnais with the body and flavor of the Cote d’Or. The vineyard soils contain a high percentage of chalk and limestone, which imparts firm mineral nuances. Steel Chardonnay is vinified with no oak and malolactic fermentation instead being aged in stainless steel tanks to retain the elegant aromas and clean, fresh character that the Burgundy region is prized for.
Harvest Note
The year began mildly, with warm weather in February and early March, April and May were cool and rainy, slowing growth and delaying flowering to early June. Temperatures rose to seasonal norms in July with abundant rainfall. August was drier and warmer followed by a cool September.
Tasting Note
This wine shows high-toned aromas of citrus, mandarin orange, white flower, pear and apple, with flinty minerality. Surprisingly concentrated and balanced for such a young wine, the flavors on the palate are at once delicate, powerful and rich
Technical Data
GRAPES: 100% Chardonnay
APPELLATION: Burgundy
PH: 3.28
ACIDITY: 3.55 g/l
ABV: 12.45%
Unique Selling Points
- Chardonnay with the minerality of the Mâconnais and the body and flavor of the Cote d’Or
- Vinified without oak to retain the wine’s elegant aromas and clean, fresh character
“My aim is to craft enchanting wines that taste of the great diversity of Burgundy.”
Frederic Barnier, Winemaker
About the Grape
Chardonnay
Though it has a distinctive profile, Chardonnay reflects other factors such as soil composition and vinification technique. Chardonnay is a reliable, hardy and prolific vine whose only real vulnerabilities are frost and uneven development of fruit.
