“Inestinguibile” – Chardonnay di Toscana I.G.T.

Description

WHITE WINE “INESTINGUIBILE” – Chardonnay di Toscana I.G.T. – Oaked
APPELLATION: Indicazione Geografica Tipica
AREA OF PRODUCTION: Badia Pozzeveri, Altopascio (LU).
SOIL: Medium texture with good presence of small and medium sized pebbles, prevalence of clay
BLEND: Chardonnay 100%
YEAR OF PLANTING: 1964 and 1996
YIELD PER HECTARE: 60 q
TRAINING SYSTEM AND DENSITY: Guyot, 4000 \6000 vines per hectare
EXPOSITION: South
PEST MANAGEMENT: Integrated pest control, low environmental impact
FERTILIZATION: Green manure with fava beans
HARVEST: Two different batches are harvested: ”the sour one” is harvested before the end of August, when the fruit contains less sugar but more organic acids, and it amounts to roughly 70% of the field. The second batch, ”the sweet one”, is harvested after two weeks, when some of the acidity is lost but the fruit has acquired greated sugar content, body and aromas.  In both cases, the grapes are hand-picked and transported in small baskets.
2 PHASE VINIFICATION: A yeast starter is prepared a week before harvest by pressing a couple baskets of grapes into a large wood pot and leaving it to sit and ferment.
The first batch of grapes, is de-stemmed and siphoned to the stainless steel, pneumatic press, where the juice is extracted by  delicated, 3-phase squeezing process. The fresh grape juice is pumped directly to the oak barrels (225 liters, french Oak, light toast), then we add a few liters of the starter previously prepared and immediately apply the airlock.
The second batch of grapes, is de-stemmed and pressed in the same manner, but will be fermented in stainless steel tanks instead of oak, at a much lower temperature.
MATURATION AND AGEING: once the fermentation processes are over, the wine in the barriques is stirred manually everyday to help the yeast breaking down, a process that goes on for the entire, 14 months long ageing process . After bottling, the wine remains another year in the cellar before finally being released.
ALCOHOL %: 14
SUGAR : dry (below 0.2%)
TEMPERATURE OF SERVICE: 8 °C (45 °F)
TASTING NOTES:
COLOUR: Bright, elegant golden.
NOSE: Fruity, citrusy, lightly spicy. Notes of vanilla, honey and brioche will be discoered upon closer inspection.
TASTE: round, creamy and smooth, while also pleasantly dry and very fresh 

CONTENT: 0,75 Liters WHITE WINE “VIATORE” – Chardonnay di Toscana I.G.T.
More information about our Appellation of the official website of MONTECARLO DOC