Chardonnay del Salento Igt
CHARDONNAY DEL SALENTO
Indicazione Geografica Tipica
GRAPE VARIETY
Chardonnay 100%
TASTING NOTES
Harvest and manual selection of the grapes in the first half of August, fermentation at controlled temperature of clear musts with selected yeasts, a double aging, both in steel tanks and in bottles, produce a straw yellow wine with golden reflections that regains its characteristics main in freshness and minerality. Orange blossom, pineapple and apple aromas are supporting an elegant, soft and persistent mouth with sweet notes of vanilla. Excellent to pair tasty fish-based dishes and fresh cheeses. To underline the territoriality of this wonderful white wine, on the label we can see the detail of the access door of Masseria Blasi, where all the rows of Chardonnay of the company are growing, interspersed with magnificent avenues lined with centuries-old olive trees, the beating heart of the Vigneti Reale farm.
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Amedeo and Damiano Reale are two brothers born and raised in the heart of Salento who took over the family business, already dedicated to viticulture since 1921. Counting on 100 hectares of owned vineyards, they made an important selection of the best vineyards, making significant changes to improve the quality of the grapes and to bottle all the wine produced on the farm. The Salento climate and sandy soils produce great grapes of Negroamaro , Primitivo , Malvasia and Chardonnay which are carefully vinified in the new production cellar in the countryside of Cellino San Marco . The company logo depicts the family villa, Villa Reale , dating back to the early 20th century, surrounded by a renowned Italian garden, underlining the deep-rooted family tradition in this splendid corner of Puglia .
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