Marka: Yarden

Format : 0,75l

Gradacja : 11,5%

Varieties: Chardonnay
Denomination: Yarden Blanc de Blancs 2012
Type of wine: Sparkling white wine
Analytical data:
Alcohol 11.5%
Acid (g / L) 9.6
pH 2.88
RS Brut

The wine
The Yarden Blanc de Blancs 2012 features complex but delicate aromas of lemon, flower, mineral, green pear and green apple, along with hints of toasted baguette. With pleasant acidity, this sparkling wine is elegant, tasty and refreshing.

Yarden Blanc de Blancs is ready to drink upon release, but will gracefully age up to ten years from harvest. Taste wine alone as an appetizer, or pair it with assorted canapes, sushi and sashimi, or a delicately creamy lemon risotto.

The vintage
After breaking hot and cold temperature records for the 2011 and 2010 crops respectively, we fortunately returned to a more typical crop in 2012. The relatively cold and wet winter resulted in a late but strong bud break. A somewhat warm April brought the season forward, resulting in a normal start to the harvest in the first week of August. After a beautiful summer that was slightly warmer than average, a short warm season in October allowed us to complete the relatively short harvest on the 21st of the month. The 2012 harvest yielded below average and very good quality.

Yarden Blanc de Blancs 2012 is made exclusively from Chardonnay grapes grown in the northern Golan Heights, Israel's coolest wine growing area. Sparkling wine is made strictly by the traditional method, which includes pressing of whole bunches and secondary fermentation in the bottle. Disgorging began after six years of bottle aging on draft yeast.