Riedel Vinum wine glasses make every drop of chardonnay taste its best, whether its a new world chardonnay from Napa, a subtle Kiwi chardonnay from Hawke’s Bay, a big and bold ‘Chardie’ from South Australia, or something old-worldy from France.
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Riedel revolutionized glassware by customizing the shape of their wine glasses to a particular varietal or style of wine. Which means they have specific glasses for Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Cabernet and other wine styles.
Riedel vinum wine glasses are fine-tuned to direct the flow of the wine onto the perfect areas of your palate that are best suited to receive and identify the flavors of a specific wine variety.
Riedel uses the finest of crystal – over 24% leaded crystal – in the Vinum wine glasses and they offer simply excellent clarity enabling you to experience the chardonnays true color and texture.
Vinum wine glasses are completely dishwasher safe.
The Riedel Vinum Chardonnay wine glass is perfect for dry white wines including Chablis and lighter-style Chardonnay. Its narrow rim directs the flow of wine toward the mid-palate allowing you to appreciate the balance of fruit flavors and acidity. The subtle elongation of the bowl captures the complex characters of the wines aromas.
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Other styles of wine that the Riedel Vium chardonnay glass is suited for are: Bordeaux (white) Burgundy (white) Chablis Chardonnay Chenin Blanc Pinot (Blanc Grigio Gris) Viognier.
Most people think that you don’t need to aerate white wines, and in some cases this is correct as many white wines such as Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Gris are made, bottled and ready to drink inside of a few months of harvesting the grapes.
For Chardonnay there can be some different issues at play, especially if the chardonnay is of better quality and has aged in the bottle. In this case the chardonnay should be given an opportunity to breath before consuming.
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I don’t often recommend opening a chardonnay and leaving it sitting for hours to breath in the bottle as only a small amount of wine is actually being exposed to air. The best thing to do is open the chardonnay and slowly pour it into an Allure wine decanter, thus aerating the chardonnay without shocking it into life after its restful aging process.
Wine is a living thing, and it’s condition will change during the aging process. Inside a bottle the Chardonnay will age naturally as it is well protected from oxidation caused by exposure to air. Some oxidation of Chardonnay wine however, just prior to consumption, is in order so that the wine will open up and release all its complex flavors. In this situation oxidation is not an issue and you can achieve this controlled oxidation by using a decanter.
What happens when you pour Chardonnay into a decanter is that you aerate the wine which helps it to “breath”. The Allure Chardonnay decanter and glasses set can assist this breathing process via the ripples that have been incorporated into the glasses and decanter, so that when pouring and swirling wine in the wine glass extra exposure to air is assisted and optimized, thus releasing more of the many layers of flavors found in good chardonnay wine.
Allure Chardonnay glasses and decanter set dimensions & shipping details
The Allure cabernet glasses and decanter set is made in Europe of lead-free crystal, and is mouth-blown. It is a beautiful set that would make a great gift for wine enthusiasts and especially those who enjoy their Chardonnay wines. Can also be used for aerating Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Bordeaux blends