TeWa, Ștefan-Vodă PGI, Moldova

TeWa Chardonnay 2022

Apricot
Melon
Citrus

Apricot, melon and citrus, with a soft, creamy feel. Most of this Chardonnay rests on its fine yeast lees, while a smaller portion spends time in used French oak. Pour it for a relaxed Sunday lunch that carries on into the afternoon.

You'll notice the creamy feel and the gentle touch of oak.

If you like rounded Chardonnay with a fresh edge, start here.

83% aged for six months on fine lees in stainless steel; 17% aged for five months in used French oak.

From the Yurco family vineyard near Talmaza, in the Ștefan-Vodă PGI.

€16.90

Quantity

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Eat this with it

AT THE TABLE

Roast chicken with buttered carrots

Creamy texture fits the roast and the ripe fruit suits the carrots.

SOMETHING SIMPLE

Cod with leek sauce

The rounded feel matches the sauce while citrus freshness lifts the fish.

FOR SHARING

Mushroom and pearl barley risotto

A gentle earthy note meets the mushrooms and the creamy feel follows the barley.

Also good

Try sweetcorn soup with a little cream; the creamy feel suits it and fresh acidity keeps it lively.

Skip

A syrupy pineapple glaze would cover the delicate oak and fresh fruit.

Serve at

10–12 °C

The producer

TeWa: small vineyards, different stories

TeWa works with small grape growers in Moldova, staying involved from pruning to harvest. The Chardonnay comes from the Yurco family near Talmaza, and the Rară Neagră from the Cojocaru family near Cioburciu. Hand-picking, time on the lees and different proportions of oak shape each wine. The landscape photographs on the labels are by Mihai Stamati.

Two people sitting beside the water at sunset.

Grapes: Chardonnay, Fetească Neagră and Rară Neagră
Vineyards: Small grower vineyards around Talmaza and Cioburciu
Harvest: Picked by hand in 10 kg crates
In the cellar: Stainless steel, lees ageing and oak in different proportions
Grower partnerships: Involved from pruning through to harvest
Labels: Moldovan landscape photographs by Mihai Stamati