Wine Santa Rita, "Reserva" Chardonnay, 2011
Tasting Notes
Wine saturated lime green.
The taste of wine is filled with pleasant hints of vanilla fudge, has a mild aftertaste of.
The aroma of the wine combines tones of grapefruit and tropical fruit.
The wine should be served with dishes of fish and seafood in cream sauce.
Interesting Facts
Dry white wine Santa Rita, "Reserva" Chardonnay is produced from grapes grown in Casablanca Valley - one of the best wine regions in the world that specializes in the production of white wines.
Chardonnay pressed at a certain temperature - below 15 ° C, which helps protect the future fault texture and avoid excessive phenol extraction. The resulting mash is fermented at a temperature of 16-20 ° C. 25% of the wine was fermented and aged for seven months on the lees in French and American oak barrels, so the taste of the wine gains roundness and volume. The remaining 75% of the wine is fermented in stainless steel vats, which gives the wine taste rich fruit tones.
Producer's description
By the 90 th year, when production is fully controlled by the Claro Group, for the production of wine import project Vina Carmen was acquired more than 1,000 hectares of vineyards located in the most important wine valleys of Chile: Maipo, Rapel, Lontu, Casablanca and Apalta. By the 2000s it appeared in their production winery in Argentina (Vina Dona Paula PLC), was purchased brand Terra Andina, opened offices in London and the United States. Since 2009, the company began the development of organic wines Nativa Eco.
Today, to the farm of Santa Rita are wineries and brands Vina Carmen, Sur Andino, Vina Centenaria, Nativa Eco Wines and Vina Dona Paula. Currently, the winery Santa Rita and its subsidiaries supply their products in more than 75 countries, focusing primarily on the premium segment.