Chivite Colección 125

J. Chivite Family Estates presents the White Wine Chivite Colección 125 from I.G.P. 3 Riberas (Spain), made from 100% Chardonnay grape varieties. Chardonnay has found in Legardeta a unique refuge, with perfect climatic conditions and soils to obtain typicity, complexity and unusual aging capacity reserved only for very few terroirs in the world. Colección 125 Blanco comes from the selection of grapes from a single plot, located on a slope with clay-loam texture, north-facing and at an altitude of 480 m. This component and the influence of the Atlantic-continental climate allow the Chardonnay variety to ripen gradually, without dehydrating or showing exaggerated increases in alcohol degree, maintaining excellent acidity levels, aromatic potential and expressiveness.

The grapes are hand-harvested in boxes so they arrive intact at the winery, where they are selected. After a short maceration, the grapes are pressed at low pressure, exclusively selecting the highest quality free-run must which is vatted in 225-liter barrels where it ferments and ages on its own lees in suspension for approximately one year. Colección 125 is a white wine that first came to market in 1985 to commemorate the 125 years since the first export from Chivite winery in 1860. In 1993 the first vintage of its Chardonnay was launched, which today is among the best whites. It has recognition both nationally with 99 points from Guía Peñín and internationally with 93 Parker points. Such singularity is due to its unique origin at Finca Legardeta located in Navarra, which has perfect climatic conditions to obtain such an exceptional terroir. J. Chivite Family Estates is a winery that, having been founded in 1647, is one of the dynasties with the greatest history in Spain. Eleven generations of Chivites have passed on the torch of winemaking tradition. During this time, the Chivite house has grown, adapted to new market and consumer demands, and created a brand that today is synonymous with maturity, elegance and know-how. The excellent vine cultivation takes place mainly at the renowned Finca Legardeta, located 40 km from Pamplona, right where Atlantic and Continental climates converge. Currently, the estate occupies 103 ha of vineyard, which, perfectly integrated into the ecosystem of native scrubland and trees, and due to climatic conditions, gives rise to a slow and complete ripening of the grapes that configure the profile of the Chivite product range of quality, freshness and elegance.