Napa Valley AVA Chardonnay 2013 Robert Mondavi Winery

This Chardonnay was born in the splendid Robert Mondavi estate located in Napa Valley, California, which has now become one of the most important realities of the world wine market.

It is produced exclusively with Chardonnay grapes, harvested by hand and carefully selected. After a light pressing, which does not disperse the fruity aromas of this grape variety, two thirds of the juice is left to ferment in French oak barrels, while the rest ferments in steel. The wine then spends a long period on the lees, undergoing frequent batonnage, and ages for about nine months in the barrels. A long refinement in the bottle follows.

Roberto Mondavi Winery's Chardonnay has a golden yellow color. The nose has intense aromas of ripe pear, fresh peach and quince, with warm sensations of hazelnut and toasted almond in the background. In the mouth it shows an excellent balance in flavors, with the fruity and oak that accompany the tasting towards a persistent and clean finish.

It is a very complex wine, excellent for moments of meditation. Also perfect in combination with tasty fish and shellfish dishes, it goes very well with first courses that are not too elaborate.