Knipser Winery – Chardonnay*** from the Barrique
The Knipser Chardonnay*** 2021 is a dry, powerful Burgundy-style wine from the Knipser winery in Laumersheim in the Palatinate. Intense and complex with distinct woody notes, it features a good acid structure that easily balances the 13.5% vol. alcohol.
On the nose, the Knipser Chardonnay reveals complex, fruity notes of red apples and yellow pear, joined by succulent mirabelle plum and ripe banana, as well as light bitter notes of citrus zest, played upon by nutty hints, flint aromas, and well-integrated wood. The wine displays power and richness, and despite the ripe grapes, a lively acidity, which makes it a magnificent food companion. It pairs well with rich sauces, pasta with cream sauces and mushrooms and smoked bacon, but also with the sweetness of seafood. For a wine of this caliber, it appears very fresh and balanced with a good drinkability.
Winemaking – Knipser
The vines for this Chardonnay are located in the winery's best sites, characterized by calcareous marl soil, including the Grand Cru vineyard "Im Großen Garten" in the Burgweg area.
The late, selective hand-picking of perfectly healthy grapes in autumn usually takes place in several passes to harvest optimally ripe fruit. At the winery, all grapes are destemmed. The resulting must is gently pressed in a tank press. Fermentation occurs spontaneously in new barriques from Burgundy, where the wine also undergoes long maturation on the fine lees until bottling in late summer 2022. The Knipser Chardonnay is a magnificent Burgundy-style wine from the barrique that one would not immediately associate with the Palatinate. Magnificent.
Chardonnay*** – a wine and its values
- Origin: Wine from Germany
- Region: Palatinate
- 100% Chardonnay
- 13.5% vol. alcohol
- 7.1 g/l acidity
- 0.7 g/l residual sugar