muses estate premium chardonnay fume WINE CATEGORY: White Dry GRAPE VARIETY: 100% Chardonnay GRAPE ORIGINATION: Muses Valley, on the mountain of Helicon in Central Greece INSPIRATION: The 9 Muses who lived in Muses Valley CLIMATE: The climate is characterized by mild, wet winters and dry summers, with long periods of sunshine WINE CHARACTERISTICS: Complex Chardonnay made from high-cropping wines in the Valley of the Muses. It’s rich and concentrated with peach, toasted nut, spicy oak character and smooth as soft silky aftertaste. The first oaked Chardonnay from Muses Valley. HARMONY: Cabbage rolls, boiled vegetable salads, lobster, pork in white or lemon sauce. VINEYARD: The soil is fertile, with mixed composition ranging from sandy loam to clay loam thus offering the possibility of producing wines of exquisite quality and rich aromas. The microclimate of the region is characterized by cold winters and warm summers, while a small river called Permisos contribute to the existence of a mild continental climate VINEYARD SLOPE: The vineyards are located at an altitude between 450 and 550m and have a slope between 3 and 7% VINE-GROWING: We cultivate our vines according to the principles of integrated agriculture, which ensures protection for the environment, the consumer and the people working in the fields. Most of the varieties are planted in linear vineyards trained in double cordon royat. We plant all of our vines in densely planted rows, a technique which results in lower yields per vine and, therefore, higher quality grapes AGEING: 10 months in oak barrels 225lit SUGGESTED DRINKING WINDOW: 3-7 Years Served Best at 12-14° C Alcohol: 13 Soil: Sandy loam to clay loam Vineyard Slope: 3% - 7% Production / Stump: 1.6 kg/stump