Tephrit Achkarren Chardonnay 2022

Rich and full chardonnay with stone fruit and hazelnut in the nose. Creamy and generous on the palate with an elegant oaky note and tension through fine acidity and an impressive length on the finish.

Appellation Baden

Grape variety chardonnay

Style Rich & Round

Format 750 ml

Available

€25.30

The winemaker

Winemaker	Country	Region
Weingut Josef Michel	Germany	Baden

About the winemaker Since 1983, Josef Michel has had his winery on the outskirts of Vogtsburg. The total vineyard area measures 13 hectares and is concentrated around Achkarren in the heart of the best part of the Baden wine region. The top vineyard Schlossberg is the basis of many extraordinary wines. With a short pruning method, selective manual harvesting and a guided fermentation, the potential of the vineyard is fully exploited. Michel is the leading producer on the Achkarrer Schlossberg. With his search for finesse, elegance and typicity, he has succeeded in raising his wines to an exceptionally high level in recent years. According to wine critics, his grauburgunder wines are among the best in Germany and his three-star wines are among the absolute top of Baden. Red is young and elegant and beautifully expresses the volcanic terroir that characterizes the soil in this part of Baden. Weingut J. Michel is a member of the VDP.

Vineyard management Practising organics

Details

Vineyard	The vineyards for this wine can be found on the Achkarrer Schlossberg. A hill with a soil of volcanic rock, loess and loam. Not only one of the most beautiful mountains of the Kaiserstuhl, but also the basis of perhaps the most beautiful wines of the Kaiserstuhl.
Vinification	The grapes are pressed after harvest and the must clarifies itself by sedimentation. After spontaneous fermentation, the wine remains in French oak barriques for 10 months.
Vintage	2022
Oak aging	Yes
Ageing potential	up to 5 and longer after harvest
Alcohol percentage	13%
Closure	Natural cork