The Mayr-Unterganzners have always been involved with the art of wine making. Evidence of this is a well preservered old booklet containing wine making lessons for wine masters.

In the past the wine was kept exclusively in wooden barrels and long before the beginning of the twentieth century it was also transported outside the regional borders. However the present wine celler is designed with cement and steel and equipped with the latest innovative technology. Nevertheless the wooden barrel still plays, as it did before, a very important role. The most superior wines are kept exclusively in wooden casks. Our reward for the conscious care and effort which we given to the grape production and wine making is a superior high quality wine. The hard earned high quality that begins in the vineyard is preserved, maintained and promoted in the cellar.

As a result of our creativity and our love of wine making we have managed to create an exclusive superior quality wine for special people.

PLATT&PIGNAT CHARDONNAY

GRAPE VARIETY: Chardonnay
TYPE OF SOIL: alluvial of porphyritic origin and gravelly moreinal soils from the Ice Age
TRAINING SYSTEM: pergola – trained, with one fruit shoot / vine
CROPPING DENSITY: 7000 vines / ha
AVERAGE AGE OF VINES: 13 years
HARVESTTIME: end of September
Wine making procedures: grapes are de-stemmed and crushed gently; the must decants for 24 hours to allow sedimentation; further fermentation in stainless steel tanks at controlled temperature around 20˚C
AGEING: in stainless steel tanks without malolactic fermentation at low temperatures; filtered before bottling

COLOUR: pale yellow tinged with green
AROMA: a charming nose with hints of banana, pineapple and toasted notes
FLAVOUR: slightly mineral with a fresh end