Authentic Chardonnay 2024 Sicilia DOC - Duca di Salaparuta

Duca di Salaparuta Authentic Sicilian Chardonnay from Tenuta di Risignolo

The white Calanìca comes from Chardonnay grapes grown in the province of Trapani, in the Risignolo estate of Duca di Salaparuta.

In this area of ​​Central-Western Sicily, characterized by wonderful expanses of fields beaten by the warm Mediterranean sun, wine is a constituent element of a great cultural tradition and the vineyards, caressed by a light salty breeze, follow the profile of the hills until reaching the sea.

Thanks to this land, this fresh wine takes on truly unique tasting notes.

Starting from its opening, full of aromas of white flowers that mix with notes of mango and papaya.

On the palate it is very fresh, fine and elegant with some savory notes on the finish.

DATA SHEET

TYPE: White

CLASSIFICATION: Sicilia DOC

TERRITORY OF ORIGIN: Western Sicily

GRAPE VARIETY: Chardonnay

HARVEST: Manual, at perfect ripeness, after mid-August

VINIFICATION: Soft pressing of the grapes. The free-run must ferments for more than 10 days at 16°C

MATURATION: In steel for more than two months in contact with its yeasts

AGING: After bottling, it spends a month in the temperature-controlled cellar in the bottle to develop the bouquet

ALCOHOL CONTENT: 12.20% by vol

SERVING TEMPERATURE: 8° - 10°C

FOOD PAIRINGS: Excellent aperitif and excellent with seafood and fish

STORAGE METHOD: In a cool and not excessively humid environment, protected from light

DURATION: It is a wine to be drunk young, preferably within two years