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Riedel - Sommeliers | Montrachet / Chardonnay

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The Montrachet appellation in Burgundy produces the world's finest and costliest dry white wines.

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The Montrachet appellation in Burgundy produces the world's finest and costliest dry white wines.

Their centuries-old reputation is based on Chardonnay grown in the unique microclimate and soil of these vineyards and vinified according to classic techniques. These wines are monumentally complex and dense, with high levels of alcohol and moderate acidity. The wide mouth of this generously shaped glass steers the wine mainly to the sourness-sensitive edges of the tongue, ensuring that the acidity is sufficiently emphasised to create a harmonious balance with the luscious fruit of the late-harvest, healthy grapes and the sweet toasty aromas of the wine's ageing in oak barrels.

The size of the bowl allows space for the rich bouquet to develop its superbly diverse range of aromas, while minimising the risk of it becoming over concentrated. Of course, outstanding Chardonnays from other regions and countries can also be enjoyed from this glass.

Recommended for: Burgundy (white), Chardonnay, Corton-Charlemagne, Meursault, Montrachet, Pouilly-Fuissé, St. Aubin.

MOUTH BLOWN GLASSES FROM RIEDEL

WORLD-FAMOUS PRODUCTS OF A TRADITIONAL HANDICRAFT

"Only" 2000 years have passed since the glass blowpipe was used in ancient Rome for the first time. This made it possible to blow glass into different shapes. At our factory in Kufstein our glassblowers still use this ancient mouth-blowing method with great care and precision to create the world-famous handcrafted Riedel glasses.


Raw material: quartz sand, lead oxide, sodium and potassium


Furnace containing liquid lead crystal, at a working temperature of 1100°C/2012F


First step to produce the bowl; glass bulb (gather) on hollow metal rod (blow-pipe)


Liquid glass pre-moulded in a shaping block


Prior to blowing into the mould


Mouth-blowing by using the blow-pipe


Blowing the bowl into shape by using a mold


Gatherer delivers liquid glass to chairman, liquid glass is cut and pulled by shears to form the stem


Bed-plate moulded by foot-board


Wooden tool used to fix footplate securely, preventing wobbling

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Specs

Collection
RIEDEL - Sommelier
Height
270mm 10 5/8 in.
Category
White wine
Varietal
Montrachet
Material
Crystal
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