DOMAINE DU CASTEL C BLANC DU CASTEL 2023

Domaine du Castel ferments 100% Chardonnay in French oak barrels and ages the wine sur lie for one year using Burgundian methods, producing a wine that peaks four years post-harvest at 12-14°C serving temperature. The wine shows butter, citrus, tropical fruit, and roasted almond flavors with refreshing acidity and a full, round palate from extended lees contact that adds texture and complexity through autolysis while malo-lactic fermentation contributes the characteristic buttery notes. Grown in Israel's Judean Hills where elevation moderates Mediterranean heat and terra rossa soils over limestone bedrock provide drainage and mineral character, the Chardonnay develops concentrated flavors during the region's long, dry growing season while maintaining acidity through cool nighttime temperatures.