Barkan Chardonnay Reserve 2017

Barkan Reserve Chardonnay 2017 is from the Barkan Winery, the second largest in Israel. It was founded in 1990, and its head winemaker is Ed Salzberg. The winery moved to Kibbutz Hulda near Rehovot in 2000. Barkan's Reserve Chardonnay is produced using only carefully selected, hand-picked Chardonnay grapes grown in vineyards in the Jerusalem corridor.

At the onset of fermentation approximately one third of the juice is separated to complete fermentation in new oak barrels. This portion remains in barrels for 6 months before being blended with the balance of the wine that is tank fermented at low temperatures. The resulting wine is an elegant, complex blend of the buttery character of the barrel fermentation and the clean crisp freshness of mountain grown Chardonnay.

The wine is produced under strict controlled conditions from top-quality grapes of the winery, from vineyards in the Upper Galilee (85%) and Kiryat Anavim (15%). The final blend combines vigorous wines made in new oak casks after aging an additional six months, with wines which aged in stainless steel vessels. This combination creates a unique complexity- typical high- quality fruit which emerges from an intense, full body which is then perfected in a bottle.