Winery Omina Romana Chardonnay Linea Ars Magna 2020

"Ars Magna? is the name of the premium line from the German-led winery founded in 2007. And the 2020 Chardonnay fully lives up to the name's promise of uncompromising excellence. Selective hand harvesting of vines rooted in sandy loam, 48 hours of cold maceration, gentle pressing, and fermentation partly in stainless steel and partly in new barriques form the foundation. This is followed by around a year of lees aging in barrique with regular bâtonnage, and another year of bottle maturation ? culminating in an intensely spicy Chardonnay, marked by delicate peach fruit, subtle toasted notes, and an impressively refined herbal spice.