Emiliana Novas Gran Reserva Chardonnay 2024

Novas, meaning "supernova," symbolizes their patience and research in respecting and integrating with nature, much like a supernova—young, innovative, and shining brightly. The Novas series uses organic grapes in its Gran Reserva wines, each from a single appellation, faithfully expressing the terroir.

To cater to the varietal characteristics of Chardonnay, this wine employs graded fermentation and gradient aging to balance the freshness of the fruit aromas with the complexity of the oak:

1. **Harvesting and Gentle Pressing:** Mechanical harvesting is conducted during cool nights. After the grapes arrive at the vineyard at low temperatures, they are gently pressed using a pneumatic press, extracting juice at different stages for separate vinification to preserve flavor layers.

2. **Low-Temperature Alcoholic Fermentation:** After static clarification, the grape juice is fermented separately in stainless steel tanks, large French oak barrels, and small French oak barrels at a strictly controlled temperature of 12–14°C to maximize the retention of the grapes' fresh fruit aromas and delicate texture.

3. **Leech Aging and Bâtonnage:** After fermentation, the wine continues to age on fine lees, with regular batonnage to enhance its roundness and flavor complexity.

4. **Graded Oak Aging**: A total of 11 months of aging, with 59% matured in French small oak barrels (12% new oak, 10% second-hand oak, 37% third-hand oak or later), 13% in French large oak barrels (Foudre), and 28% in stainless steel tanks. This gradient of new and old oak barrels infuses the wine with delicate aromas of roasted nuts, cream, and vanilla, while preventing the oak flavors from overpowering the fruit aromas, and preserving the wine's crisp acidity.

5. **Lightly Processed Bottling**: Only light clarification and cold stabilization are performed before bottling, avoiding excessive filtration to retain as much of the wine's original flavor and texture as possible.