Chiarandà 2018 A Chardonnay with a Mediterranean soul, elegant and long-lived

Collection Mediterranean elegance: Elegant interpretations of the terroir

Straw yellow in color, Chiarandà 2018 offers an intense bouquet with fruity notes (yellow apple and pear), floral notes (broom) and elegant hints given by the long aging (hazelnuts and hay). In the mouth it is broad and structured, with a pleasant sapid and mineral texture. A long- lasting white, rich in nuances and with great aging potential.

Seguici su Denomination: Contessa Entellina DOC Ageing: 8 months in small cement vats (35%) and in barrique (65%); 14 months in bottle Grapes: Chardonnay Alcohol and analytical data: alcohol: 13.02%, total acidity: Production zone: Contessa Entellina Estate and Nearby 5.6 g/l, pH: 3.23 Areas Ageing potential: Over 15 years Vintage: In Contessa Entellina in the heart of western Sicily, after two rather dry vintages, 2018 was a vintage with more First vintage: 1992 rainfall, with 743 mm of rainfall compared to the average of 667 mm*. Most of the rainfall occurred in spring, while in Artistic label: The wine made its debut in 1992 as Chiarandà summer there was intense rainfall in some areas of the del Merlo from the names of the two vineyards where the estate. Careful management of the agronomic practices, Ansonica and Chardonnay grapes were grown. Ten years from pruning to cluster thinning and the choice of different later the name has been simplified to Chiarandà and the harvesting times, allowed us to have healthy and well- label has been enriched with a female figure that suggests ripened grapes. The harvest was therefore in line with the complexity and refinement. qualitative objectives of the winery oriented towards precious small productions. *The rainfall data are Food & wine: Perfect with lobster, cream of vegetable soup calculated from 1 October to 30 September of the following and smoked fish, we suggest it also with roast quail. year; the rainfall average is calculated starting from the 2003 harvest and obtained from SIAS, Sicilian Agrometeorological Service.

Harvesting: Manual harvesting of grapes into crates with careful selection of the grapes in the vineyard.

Yield per hectar: 5 – 6 t (2 – 2.4 t/acres)

Vinification: Fermentation: in stainless steel, at a temperature of 15-16°C (59-61° F).

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