Craft · 2022
Craft Unfiltered Sparkling
Chardonnay and Pinot Noir
Unfiltered sparkling: second fermentation in the bottle, kept on the lees, undisgorged.
It may pour a little cloudy. That's how it should be. Craft means alive, not perfect.
- Sparkling
- Bread
- Lime
- Grapefruit
- Mineral
Food pairings
seafood / fish / salads / sushi / seafood in tempura
46 lei
The story
Where it comes from
Dealul Vifor · Dobrogea
Craft was born out of the winery's appetite for experiment: a sparkling wine made by the traditional method, with a second fermentation in the bottle, kept on its lees and bottled without disgorging.
The lees left in suspension give it its particular creaminess and hint of fresh bread, plus the right to be enjoyed clear or cloudy, however you like it.
Variety
Chardonnay and Pinot Noir
Vintage
2022
Style
Brut
Appellation
DOC-CMD Murfatlar
Serve at
6–9°C
Volume
750 ml
Tasting notes
An unusual sparkling wine with an energetic, refreshing bead, aromatically expressed through notes of lime, grapefruit peel and green apricot, balanced by hints of bread crumb, vanilla and croissant, plus a salty-mineral note.
The palate has a high freshness, from the juicy grapefruit acidity and the persistent bead that lends it elegance, and also a particular creaminess from the lees held in suspension, with a hint of biscuit and fresh bread. It can be enjoyed clear or cloudy.
Technical sheet
Profile
Quality tier
DOC Murfatlar
Recommended glass
Riedel Degustazione Flute Sparkling, Riedel Veritas Champagne
Winemaker
Răzvan Macici
Food pairings
- seafood
- fish
- salads
- sushi
- seafood in tempura
Harvest and winemaking
Before vinification the grapes were held for 12 hours at 6°C, hand-sorted and pressed without destemming. After fermentation the base wine was kept in contact with its lees, with periodic bâtonnage, for three months. Then came the preparation of the “pied de cuvée” and the second fermentation in the bottle, at 18°C. No sulphites were added at any point in the process, because a second fermentation was needed and because there is no disgorgement at the end.
The vineyard
- Vine age: 11–13 years
- clay and sandy loess
- south-east and south
