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Cave Alignan Icare Chardonnay

Côtes de thongue, France
Chardonnay
4.3 | 460 Reviews
Alexander Krossa is a phenomenon in the Languedoc. He makes a great white Burgundy style wine in the south of France. Full-bodied, creamy and powerful with an easy drinkable freshness.

€12.59

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Product number: RI380X

Cave Alignan Icare Chardonnay

€12.59

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About the winemaker

"I started my wine career as an 'élevuer en vins'. That is the person who deals with the process in the wine cellar from fermentation to bottling the wine. I was basically the companion of the wines from their youth up till their maturity. I decided to start for myself and put my expertise into my wines. Cave Alignan soon became a reality and since then I have focused entirely on the success as well as the upbringing of my own wines."
Alignan du vent

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Proefnotitie
"Everyone always wonders how to pronounce the name of this wine. Is it 'I Care' (in English) or icare in French. We asked winemaker Alexander, and he told us that the wine is named after Icarus from Greek mytholigy, who flew with his father towards the sun and then crashed down. The French prefer to stick to the French name of Icarus, namely Icare (phonetically: iekare)."
Product information
Winemaker Alignan du Vent
Wine estate Alexander Krossa
Grape chardonnay
Year 2022
Origin Côtes de Thongue, France
Harvest per hectare 75 hl/ha
Grapevines 15 years old
Soil pebbles
Alcohol percentage 13,5%
Vine culture conventional
   
Tasting profile rich (full, rich white)
Tastes like creamy, exotic, ripe fruit
Pair with chicken kiev, grilled fish
Côtes de thongue, France
In the heart of France's Languedoc-Rousillon you will find the Côtes de Thongue wine region, named after the river that meanders between the vineyards. Along the coastal strip, you mostly encounter warm-weather grapes like grenache and syrah, but as the landscape inland moves up into the mountains, you'll run into 'good old' chardonnay. The grapes are pressed immediately on arrival in the cellar. As an extra boost, the wine matures on its own yeast sediment, then rests for almost a year in barrels of new French oak. It explains the wine's full, creamy flavour, which remains elegant and drinkable despite the explosion of exotic fruit and wood.
Reviews
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4.33 460
Ashley
Amsterdam | 23-01-2022
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Eikenhout, boterig, vleugje vanille

Thijs
AMSTERDAM | 22-01-2022
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3.5 - Nice oaky

Marina
Amsterdam | 20-08-2021
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Fris en een beetje boterig

Naomi
Amsterdam | 17-06-2021
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Must try

Remco
Rotterdam | 05-04-2021
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Fantastisch!

Cynthia
- | 28-03-2021
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Een lekkere vette chardonnay

Christel
AMSTERDAM | 10-12-2020
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Geweldige Franse Chardonnay

Matthijs
Haarlem | 26-10-2020
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Kwaliteit/Prijs is top

Louise
AMSTERDAM | 07-04-2020
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Een fles had kurk, helaas

Bastiaan
Tilburg | 31-07-2019
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Zeer smaakvol, perfect bij verschillende gerechten. Niet een wijn om heel veel van te drinken

4.33/5 460 Reviews
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