Carmel Chardonnay

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Carmel Chardonnay

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Chardonnay white wine, buttery Chardonnay aged in oak barrels

$39.00

$59.99

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Bnei Zion

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Country of origin: Israel
Grape variety: Chardonnay white wine
volume:750 ml

What characterizes this wine is the wooden barrel in which the wine is aged after fermentation. The barrel gives the wine several properties - first: the wine in a wooden barrel is exposed to more oxygen than in a stainless steel barrel, which gives the wine more caramelized flavors of baked apple and hazelnuts. Second, the wood adds very dominant aromas of vanilla, cinnamon, clove and coconut. Also, usually while aging in barrels, the wine undergoes a second fermentation called malolactic fermentation, which turns the malic acid (which gives the wine a taste of ripe and fresh fruit and adds acidity) to lactic acid (from lactose, which gives the wine a more buttery and milky taste).