Private Reserve Chardonnay
⏳ Drikkevindue
2024 - 2032
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Classic butter-poached lobster, roasted chicken with wild mushroom cream sauce, or pan-seared sea scallops.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Beringer's Private Reserve Chardonnay stands as a monument to Napa Valley's winemaking history. Established in 1876 by brothers Jacob and Frederick Beringer, the estate is Napa's oldest continuously operating winery. The Private Reserve Chardonnay, first crafted in the late 1970s, represents a classic, opulent California style. Sourced primarily from the cool-climate Gamble Ranch in Oakville, where morning fog and warm afternoons allow Chardonnay grapes to develop intense tropical and stone fruit flavors while retaining vital acidity. The wine is fermented and aged in French oak barrels, undergoing full malolactic fermentation and extensive sur lie aging with regular stirring. This meticulous process imparts a signature rich, creamy texture, balanced by toasted brioche and vanilla notes, cementing its legacy as a benchmark of Napa Valley luxury.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Beringer Vineyards blev grundlagt i 1876 af brødrene Jacob og Frederick Beringer og er i dag Californiens ældste kontinuerligt fungerende vinhus, beliggende i hjertet af St. Helena i Napa Valley. Som pionerer inden for tidlig vinproduktion i Napa udhuggede Beringer-brødrene kalkstensgrotter med håndkraft og etablerede kældre baseret på tyngdekraftsprincippet for at skabe raffinerede og lagringsværdige vine. I dag ejes det historiske vinhus af Treasury Wine Estates og viderefører en kompromisløs dedikation til terroirdrevet vindyrkning på tværs af de bedste parceller i Napa Valley og Knights Valley. Beringer nyder international anerkendelse for sine ikoniske Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon og Chardonnay, suppleret af komplekse enkeltmarksudgaver samt botrytiserede dessertvine som Nightingale.