Străbun Chardonnay 2023

The grapes for Străbun Chardonnay 2023 come exclusively from our own vineyards and are hand-harvested into small crates to protect each berry on its journey into the winery. Picking begins in the first hours of the morning, and each parcel is monitored with precision to achieve the ideal balance of sugar concentration, acidity, and impeccable sanitary condition.

After destemming, the must undergoes around four hours of maceration in a reductive environment, followed by slow pneumatic pressing—everything designed to preserve the pure expression of the winery’s terroir. The juice is cold-settled by gravity until a clear fraction is obtained, then racked into stainless-steel tanks for a slow alcoholic fermentation at controlled temperatures, using selected yeasts that favor freshness and aromatic finesse. Fermentation is carried through to complete dryness, with close attention to the alcohol–acidity balance, and approximately one third of the volume is guided into secondary fermentation.

At the end of fermentation, the wine rests for roughly three months on fine lees, with weekly bâtonnage, gaining volume, a silky texture, and those nuanced notes of raw hazelnut and delicately toasted bread. Tartrate and protein stabilization are carried out in a minimally invasive way, followed by gentle filtration and bottling at the winery—so that Străbun Chardonnay remains a dry, clear, classic, and precisely defined wine.