Schietto Chardonnay IGP Bio 2021 - Dei Principi di Spadafora

The Schietto Chardonnay IGP Sicilia "Dei Principi di Spadafora" is an organic Sicilian white wine that is certainly elegant and structured, vinified in steel and aged for a 30% for a few months in small 225 liter barrels of three different vintages and two different woods , included in the Schietto line, a single variety line, production of 7,000 bottles. The harvest for the Chardonnay takes place in August, in three different moments precisely because this grape is grown on a long ridge facing north and therefore with different ripening periods. The choice to harvest it at separate times is therefore given by the fact that we try to integrate different acids and sugars. The fermentation takes place in steel, and here too the fresh must is added to the first must already in fermentation so as to prolong the times. Only at the end of fermentation and after a racking, a small part is placed in small barrels where, spontaneously, the second fermentation will begin, the malolactic one, i.e. the transformation of malic acid into lactic acid which in this case gives, together with an elegant hint of vanilla, that elegance that distinguishes this white wine. The Schietto Chardonnay IGP Sicilia "Dei Principi di Spadafora" organic white wine certainly elegant and structured, included in the single variety line. PHYSICAL AND ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTERISTICS Colour: golden yellow. Bouquet: intense and complex, of crusty bread. Taste: ripe citrus fruits, spices, rich, savory. RECOMMENDED TEMPERATURE: 13°C FOOD PAIRINGS: risotto with seafood, grilled crustaceans, fish and sushi. TECHNICAL DATA Grape variety: 100% Chardonnay Origin: Sicily – Contrada Virzì, Monreale, Palermo Sheet of Map 142 Altitude: 400 slm Soil: Sandy-clayey granulometry Training system: Simple Guyot espalier Planting density: 5,000 plants/hectare Year of planting : 1996 Vinification and ageing: Fermentation with selected yeasts at a controlled temperature in a cement tank. Aging: 30% aged 3 months in barriques and the rest in steel, then one year in bottle. With the 2008 and 2009 vintages it won two splendid gold medals in France at the Chardonnay du Monde competition. Cellar: dei Principi di Spadafora Area: Sicily Classification: IGP Organic organic Grapes: Chardonnay 100% Alcohol content (% vol.): 14.0 Colour: Golden yellow Format (cl.): 75.0 Label name: Schietto Chardonnay Dei Principi di Spadafora