Chardonnay Brut Nature 2022

The grapes for our Chardonnay Brut Nature come from organically cultivated vineyards. As is customary at Dreissigacker, we attach great importance to gentle processing in the production of our wines, and especially during the grape harvest for our base wines for sparkling wine. The harvest, which is early compared to still wines, is also carried out selectively. Only undamaged grapes are placed by hand into small containers to ensure they arrive at the Dreissigacker winery intact and can be processed quickly. To preserve the crisp acidity and light minerality, we forgo maceration and gently press the whole grapes for the Chardonnay sparkling wine immediately after harvesting.

The Chardonnay Brut Nature is treated in the cellar with the same care as in the vineyard. The wine is clarified by sedimentation alone, without any fining agents, and the fruit is moved by gravity only, as always at Dreissigacker. We deliberately do without pumps, which would only strain the wine unnecessarily. The Chardonnay Brut Nature first rests for ten months in tonneaux on the full lees. The second fermentation then takes place in bottle, as is usual in the traditional method, with the base wine kept on the fine lees for a further twelve months.

The right match for the Chardonnay Brut Nature

To let the Chardonnay Brut Nature shine, we suggest Korean fried chicken. Its minerality complements the spice of the dish excellently, while the acidity brings the whole into harmony. As a vegetarian alternative that is as simple as it is refined, Japanese-style fried vegetables such as broccoli, mushrooms and courgette with soy sauce work very well.