Winemaker Notes
Light, bright yellow in color, this Schweigen Chardonnay has a nose of yellow fruits, butter and pear. Juicy on the palate, it is elegant with perfectly integrated oak notes. A wine with very good aging potential.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
This is a rich and juicy version of Chardonnay, sporting plenty of orchard and stone fruit aromas and flavors, with firm, but finely-integrated acidity that provides balance. Remains focused on the finish that is long with a touch of macadamia nut.
One of the most popular and versatile white wine grapes, Chardonnay offers a wide range of flavors and styles depending on where it is grown and how it is made. While it tends to flourish in most environments, Chardonnay from its Burgundian homeland produces some of the most remarkable and longest lived examples. California produces both oaky, buttery styles and leaner, European-inspired wines. Somm Secret—The Burgundian subregion of Chablis, while typically using older oak barrels, produces a bright style similar to the unoaked style. Anyone who doesn't like oaky Chardonnay would likely enjoy Chablis.
This sunny and relatively dry region served for many years as a German tourist mecca and was associated with low cost, cheerful wines. But since the 1980s, it has gained a reputation as one of Germany’s more innovative regions, which has led to increased international demand.