Riedel Vinum Montrachet/Chardonnay Glasses, Set of 4

by Riedel

Product Features

• 4 21-1/8-ounce glasses ideal for sipping fine chardonnays
• Large bowls opens a wine's full bouquet without over-concentration
• Machine-blown of brilliant 24-percent lead crystal
• Each stands 7-3/8 inches high
• Made in Bavaria by world's premier wine glass maker

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 12.8 x 11.3 x 9.1 inches ; 4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000069CEI
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: 416-97
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #197,600 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

Made in Austria by the world's most-renowned wineglass maker (Riedel Crystal, founded in 1756), the four large glasses in this set are ideal for serving Montrachet, Pouilly-Fuisse, and fine Chardonnays. The extra-large bowls hold 21-1/8 ounces, opening a wine's full bouquet without over-concentrating the aromas. From Riedel's Vinum series, the glasses are machine blown of brilliant 24 percent lead crystal and conform to Riedel's exacting standards: colorless, transparent, and thin-walled, with lips cut and polished so wine flows smoothly onto the tongue. The glasses are 7-3/8 inches high.

Though glasses shaped and sized for different types of wine seem commonplace today, when Riedel introduced this idea in 1961, it was revolutionary. Since then Riedel has continued fine-tuning glasses to bring out the best characteristics in wines and spirits. Varying bowls' shapes and sizes affects the position of the head when sipping and where wine first contacts the tongue's various taste zones. Riedel crystal is used by fine restaurants all over the world and thus must stand up to frequent trips through a dishwasher. But because lead crystal has a soft, coarse surface to convey intense aromas, Riedel recommends the glasses be hand washed. --Fred Brack

Product Description

Renowned Austrian glassmaker Riedel designs the shape of each glass to most fully enhance the appreciation of the wine within. The Montrachet/Chardonnay glass is unusually oversized and rounded for a white wine glass in order to let the intense aromas of rich Montrachets and Chardonnays fully develop. Beautifully balanced and with just the right mixture of delicacy and stability, each thin-stemmed glass stands 7-3/8 inches tall and holds a generous 21-1/8 ounces. This set of two Montrachet glasses makes a superb wedding gift or adds to an existing collection for the serious wine drinker. Comprised of more than 24 percent lead crystal for superb brilliance and clarity, Vinum stems and cocktail glasses are nevertheless affordable because they are machine-made rather than mouth-blown. Riedel introduced the popular Vinum line in 1986, and this particular glass in 2000. While all Vinum glassware is dishwasher-safe, Riedel recommends washing the crystal by hand to prevent detergent residue that can affect wine taste. --Ann Bieri

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Customer Reviews

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for New World Chardonnay, April 27, 2004

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Bong-Sup Shin (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Riedel Vinum Montrachet/Chardonnay Glasses, Set of 4 (Kitchen)

This Montrachet glass IS TERRIBLE when you use it for the traditional chablis style chardonnay, as the stem ware makes wine taste dull and boring. However, these glasses are perfectly suited for those 'New World' chardonnay that are creamier and butterier than its traditional counter part. So you should have both the Chablis glass and the Montrachet glass and use them depending on the type of the chardonnay you are drinking!!! Great glass if you love New World chardonnay.

5.0 out of 5 stars Remarkable improvement in taste of Oaky Chardonnays, May 22, 2007

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Tim Montgomery "Jazzman" (SF Bay Area, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Riedel Vinum Montrachet/Chardonnay Glasses, Set of 4 (Kitchen)

Designed to optimize taste of wine.

Brings out the best of wine by delivering wine to most appropriate areas on palette.

Glass bowl brings out aromas of Oaky white wines.