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