St. Michael-Eppan Sanct Valentin Chardonnay Alto Adige DOC

Some 340 winemaking families joined forces in 1907 to create St. Michael-Eppan Winery, home to South Tyrol’s largest wine-growing municipality, Eppan.
Cellar Master Hans Terzer’s attaches the utmost importance to vinifying top wines that are clear, pure in tone and true to their varietal characteristics.

In the top wines Sanct Valentin, winemaker Hans Terzer expresses all his skill and experience. Using only the finest grapes from the territory of the Cantina St. Michael-Eppan, he composes elegant, layered and multidimensional wines, characterized by exquisite minerality, elegant aromas and excellent aging potential.

Although it is a variety widespread throughout the world, it is one of the Cantina’s favorite vines. Since 1986, this Chardonnay has been part of the top line Sanct Valentin. Grown only in selected microzones in the municipality of Appiano, it guarantees extraordinary grapes that give life to a fine wine of remarkable strength and elegance. Balance, acidity and excellent aging potential are its characteristics.

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VARIETALS
100% Chardonnay

VINTAGE
2022

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Description

TECHNICAL DATA
Alcohol 14%
Total acidity 5.55 g/l

APPEARANCE
Straw yellow with light green reflections.

NOSE
Fruity aroma of ripe fruit and vanilla and toasted notes.

PALATE
Powerful, mineral, buttery and full-bodied.

AGEING
Fermentation and aging on the lees in barrique-tonneaux. Assembly after almost a year and further maturation for at least eight months in concrete barrels.

PAIRING
It pairs very well with strong recipes such as mix fried fish, porcini mushroom ravioli, and Graukäse risotto. But it is also perfect with baked chicken or Milanese cutlet.

READINESS FOR DRINKING
Excellent wine to drink now, with an aging potential of 10 years and over.

RATINGS

92pts

4.3

Additional information

Vintage	2022
Grape	Chardonnay
Producer	St. Michael-Eppan
Style	Dry
Types	White