The white wine Burg Layen Burg Layen Chardonnay S trocken, vintage 2016 from the winery Weingut Joh. Bapt. Schäfer has been rated in 2019 by Ulrich Sautter with 91 Falstaff points. It is a wine made from the grape variety Chardonnay from the region Nahe in Germany.
Tasting Notes
Pear, melon, smoke, a hint of vanilla, almond, mirabelle plum and some mango on the complex nose. Well-built with a ripe, well-integrated acidity, beautiful interplay of fruit and acidity, fine savouriness, mineral base. Convincing Chardonnay from the Riesling specialist.
More about the tastingRipe yellow fruit on the nose, honeydew melon, pear, quince, grapefruit, roasted flavours. Strong and creamy on the palate, emphatically dry with ripe but vivid acidity, substance, power and elegance are well balanced, good certain ageing potential.
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