Astheimer QbA Trocken Chardonnay, 2022
Fine and elegant, dry Chardonnay with subtle oak note, hazelnut, stone fruit, fine spice and smoky nuances.
About this wine
Wine Style:
This wine is crafted in a dry, elegant, and Burgundian-style Chardonnay, reflecting careful vineyard selection and winemaking. It shows balanced structure with fresh acidity, subtle oak influence, and a medium to full body. The style is refined, mineral-driven, and precise, emphasizing finesse over power.
Tasting Notes:
The wine offers aromas of green apple, pear, citrus, and hints of stone fruit, with subtle notes of vanilla and toast. On the palate, it is fresh and structured, with creamy texture balanced by lively acidity and mineral undertones. The finish is clean, elegant, and persistent, with a delicate touch of oak and spice.
Gastronomy:
Tasting with grilled seafood, lobster, and creamy pasta dishes. It also complements roasted chicken, veal, and buttery sauces. Its balance of freshness and richness makes it ideal for fine dining dishes and classic European cuisine.
Vineyards:
“grand cru” vineyard Karthäuser with white shell limestone. Karthäuser wines are distinguished by minerality derived from shell limestone soils. They are particularly fine and silky and taste of pear and grapefruit.
Ageing method:
small barrels and stainless steel tanks for 6 - 12 months
Winemaking process:
The Chardonnay grows in Astheim's Karthäuser vineyard on thin, white shell limestone. The grapes are gently crushed by foot, fermented in small oak barrels and kept on the full lees for at least 16 months before bottling. Rudolf Fürst works its white Burgundy varieties on the Burgundian model, which this lean, chalky soil suits well.
Interesting notes:
Karthäuser (vineyard where the grapes come from) wines are distinguished by minerality derived from shell limestone soils. They are particularly fine and silky and taste of pear and grapefruit. After adequate bottle maturation, beautiful brioche and hazelnut notes appear.
Vinoteka's note
The village Chardonnay of Rudolf Fürst comes from the younger vines of the Astheimer Karthäuser site, on shallow, stony shell limestone, and is in effect the second wine of the famous Chardonnay "R". Fermented with ambient yeasts, twelve months in 228- and 500-litre barrels with little new oak, full malolactic, long on the lees. Cool, polished and delicately smoky, with fine citrus, nutty and mineral notes and a juicy, lively acidity. Drinks well from 2025 and will hold to 2030 and beyond.
“An impressive class of wine for a moderate price.”Wine Advocate · 94 / 100 · 2022
Written by the Vinoteka team from the producer's technical sheet.
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