Penedo Borges - Finca Don Otaviano

Penedo Borges CHARDONNAY 2008

Production

Location: Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina.
Harvest: hand-picked in February 2008, transported in 450 kg. capacity plastic bins.
Maceration: 6 hours of cold maceration.
Fermentation: under controlled temperature.
Grapes or varieties composition: 100 % Chardonnay.
Time in barrels: none.
Altitude: 1.050 above sea level.
Filtration:: sterilizing only at the moment previous to bottling.

Vinification

4 months in corked bottles under controlled temperature.

Chemical analysis

Alcohol: 13,5% vol.
Sugar: 2,68 gramas por litro.
Total acidity: 5,25 gramas por litro.
pH: 3,63

Tasting notes

Attractive pale yellow with greeny reflections. Tropical fruits aromas with peach, almond, butter and honey. Refreshing in mouth, soft, balanced, intense, long.