Dalton Estate, Chardonnay, Israel

Description

Dalton Estate, Chardonnay, Israel, is a fruity wine with well-balanced acidity, bursting with citrus and tropical fruit flavours. Predominantly  peaches, apricots and a little melon, this wine offers a new and exciting characteristics of Chardonnay from Israel.

Dalton estate in located in the heart of the Galilee, was founded in 1995 by father and son Mat and Alex Haruni. Dalton Winery has always aimed to excel in the wine scene. This as possible for the fact that the vineyards were planted in a region with potential for production of high quality wines alongside an experienced and knowledgeable team of winemakers.

Dalton estate has certainly contributed to put the Israel wines in the  world wine map, for quality wines, creating high demand for Israeli fine wines.

Positioned as a true Estate Winery, this approach enables us to maintain the highest standard of quality and care in every bottle.

For Dalton Estate, quality and sustainability are paramount. The estate has pays great attention to vineyard management to reduce and potential environment impact. only sustainable techniques and methods that are used throughout the vineyards, in return this would minimize any unnecessary intervention during the winemaking processes, and to enhance the wines are  full og character, fruit driven, well structured and balanced.

Dalton estate chardonnay, winemaking process is to ensure minimal unnecessary  intervention as possible. This wine is made with classic chardonnay style in mind. This chardonnay display the true type of the grape variety, unlike many new world  heavily oaked

The grapes are carefully selected and undergo a gentle pressing to maintain the aromatic characters, the must was chilled immediately after pressing this help the must to settle its flavours and aromas. The wine is then fermented in a stainless steel tanks under controlled temperature between 12 – 14ºC . After the  fermentation process, the wine was kept

in stainless steel tanks and for added complexity, the wine was matured on its lees for about a month after fermentation, under constant monitoring to ensure the wine maintain its freshness fruit driven and complexity.