Why do we love it?
Chardonnay Barrique Domaine Florian is a classic oak-aged Chardonnay for those who love intense and buttery white wines. It has an enviable intensity and complexity that can handle bold, fatty, and rich dishes.
Domaine Florian is located in Epanomi, Thessaloniki and its vineyards are located just a few meters from the coastline. This is of utmost importance as it provides the ideal conditions for the perfect ripening of the grapes. Schneider family fell in love with Greece and decided to build their own winery here and not in Germany, where they come from. Florian, the eldest son of the family, after his studies in Oenology, has taken the reins of the winery next to his father. Since he has a weakness for French varieties, he decided to experiment with creating the Chardonnay Barrique. Chardonnay ferments in a 300-liter French oak barrel and matures there for another 6 months. The result is definitely impressive as it manages to perfectly balance the exuberant barrel with the juicy fruit, giving explosive aromas of ripe fruit, butterscotch, and smoke.
Chardonnay Barrique Domaine Florian is so rich and buttery that you should definitely try hard to resist!
Tastes Like
Chardonnay Barrique Domaine Florian has a medium golden color and intense aromas of vanilla, toast, caramel, honeycomb, smoke, bergamot, peach, lemon, caramelized pear, and grapefruit.
In the mouth, it has a medium (+) body, balanced acidity, and an oily mouthfeel. Ripe apricot, peach, lemon, citron, vanilla, smoke, butter, honey, and hazelnut fill-up the mouth in every sip.
