Chivite

Colección 125 Gran Vino Blanco

Spain, Navarra

2023

Chardonnay isn't the first grape you think of when it comes to Spain, but the barrel-fermented Chivite Colección 125 Gran Vino Blanco from Navarra has become a flagship wine for the producer. The 2023 vintage is made from a single vineyard within the Legardeta estate and is bursting with tropical, citrus and stone fruit flavours. A perfect match for grilled turbot.

Chivite, one of Spain's oldest family wine estates, created the Colección 125 range to mark its 125th anniversary of export in 1985. The Blanco is sourced from the Legardeta Estate, a cool, Atlantic‑influenced site ideal for slow‑ripening chardonnay that retains freshness and aromatic complexity.

Perelada Chivite

In the winery, the grapes undergo gentle pressing after a brief maceration, with only the highest quality free-run juice being selected. This juice ferments and matures on its lees, enhancing its complexity. The wine then ages for 12 months in French oak barrels, adding depth and defining its character

Barrel fermentation and lees ageing shape its layered, expressive style, which has earned the wine international recognition as one of Spain's finest chardonnays. The range exemplifies Chivite's pursuit of elegance, precision and age‑worthy white wines.

Chivite vineyard

Tasting
NOTES

This vibrant chardonnay is bursting with aromas of grilled lemon, ripe pear, orange zest, apricot and almonds. The same notes are echoed on the palate, which is fresh but with a creamy texture. Pineapple and peach share a glass with vanilla, honeysuckle, salted caramel and hazelnut from the oak. Everything is in balance and the long finish is nutty and saline. It's an elegant wine with good concentration and vibrant acidity that will age gracefully.

Food
PAIRINGS

This rich and vivacious chardonnay is crying out for fish. Pair it with grilled turbot in a white wine sauce, Dover sole meunière, or pan-seared scallops in a beurre noisette.