Chardonnay – Trentino Superiore DOC organic 2020

CHARDONNAY 2020
TRENTINO SUPERIORE DOC ORGANIC

Obtained from skilful combination of Chardonnay and a small percentage of Sauvignon Blanc from terraced vineyards connected by steep little paths called pontère.

VINEYARD CHARACTERISTICS

Seasonal performance 2020 was a normal year in this sense, with an average winter and a slight warmer spring than usual. These higher temperatures enabled a slightly earlier bud break. Harvest time, on the other hand, was characterised by abundant rainfall and high humidity, calling for heavy intervention and inspections in the vineyard to assess the best moment to pick the grapes. The work carried out by partners and technicians ensured that the grapes arrived healthy and well-ripened in the cellars.
Production area Terraced hill in the zone called Fontanelle, in the Tenno area.
Grape variety used Chardonnay with a small percentage of Sauvignon Blanc (about 5%).
Type of terrain Fairly shallow, medium texture soil, with a good clay content, verging on calcareous.
Training system Simple pergola.
Production 100,000 kg of grapes per hectare.

VINIFICATION AND AGEING

Harvest On 17 September, with the grapes carefully selected by hand during the coolest time of day (morning) and transported to the cellar in small containers.
Vinification The grapes were immediately cooled to about 10 °C (50 °F) and then stripped and crushed. This was followed with pre-fermentation maceration on the skins for 4-5 hours in the press, and soft crushing. Crushing was followed by 9 days of cold stabulation of the must before decanting. Alcoholic fermentation took 12 days in stainless steel at a controlled temperature of about 18 °C (64.4 °F).
Ageing After alcoholic fermentation, the wine was placed in barrels, barriques and tonneaux and kept on the fermentation lees with weekly batonnage to suspend them in order to give the wine greater complexity and volume. The wine also underwent malolactic fermentation. At the beginning of August, the wine was blended and prepared for bottling, which took place on 24 August 2021. A total of 3,612 bottles were produced. This was followed by 6 months of bottle ageing.

ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTERISTICS

Colour A straw yellow wine with fine lustre.
Aroma A good, intense and extremely elegant attack for a tertiary bouquet that is inviting and complex thanks to aromatic notes that range from the fruitiness of Golden Delicious apples and bananas, to hazelnut and almond, the flowery notes of acacia flowers, through to vanilla and custard.
Flavour Very pleasing with an enjoyable tasty finish that balances the alcoholic component. Long aromatic persistence and very harmonious, it should be enjoyed immediately, but may maintain its characteristics for a few years.

ANALYTICAL DATA

Alcohol content 12.65% vol.
Sugars 1.5 g/l (glucose and fructose).
Dry extract 20.6 g/l.
Total acidity 5.90 g/l.
pH 3.33.
Contains sulphites.

PAIRINGS

• Aperitif.
• First courses with a cheese component.
• Baked freshwater fish (perch fillet).
• Cereal soup with croutons.

SERVING TEMPERATURE

Serve at 12 °C (53.6 °F), in medium-width glasses.

STORAGE CONDITIONS

Keep in a cool place, away from the light and sources of
heat. Always store the bottle lying down.

AGEING POTENTIAL

3 years.