2023 Dumanet Chardonnay Reserve

The Dumanet wines are the house wines in a number of star restaurants. As a condition for being able to carry these wines, we are not allowed to release the names of these restaurants, but these are sounding names and we can actually understand that people like to work with Dumanet wines because the quality is very good, the price is very attractive and the style in which the wines are made means that this is highly appreciated by almost everyone.

For lovers of wood-aged Chardonnay wines, so for those who like that butter in Chardonnay, we can certainly recommend this white Dumanet Chardonnay Reserve. The grapes come from old vineyards in Pay D'oc located on soil full of lime and pebbles. These vines grow in a perfect climate with warm days, not too many peaks and the proximity of the sea and the ever-present wind ensures sufficient cooling in the evening and night.

After harvesting, it is first cooled to relax and then gently pressed. This way, Dumanet only produces the most beautiful and purest juice. After this, part of the wine is aged in oak barrels and the remainder is aged in stainless steel, which gives this Chardonnay its strength and flexibility while retaining freshness. After this period, the bottle matures for a total of eight months in the Dumanet cellar before it can be sold.

In the glass, this Dumanet Chardonnay Reserve has a bright straw yellow color with notes of pear and yellow apple in the nose, beautifully lush and broad and a hint of vanilla. In the mouth the wine is full bodied but also nice and fresh, soft and easy, dry but not at all strict. In the aftertaste, this Dumanet Chardonnay Reserve is soft and creamy with a long aftertaste.

FACT : The label depicts 2 men cycling, reminiscent of the beautiful bike rides through the vineyards. In the past, the winemaker cycled through the vineyards with the thought of one day turning them into a top wine, well, he succeeded so many years later.