SICILY WHITE DOC CHARDONNAY "VIGNA SAN FRANCESCO" 2020 REGALEALI ESTATE - TASCA D'ALMERITA

Denomination : White Sicily DOC

Vintage : 2020

Alcohol : 14%

Region : Sicily (Italy)

Format : 0.75 l

Grapes : Chardonnay 100%

One of the most stimulating challenges for company managers. The project to create a wine of superior quality and rank using the most celebrated and widespread white grape variety on a planetary level was born in the mid-1980s. The San Francesco vineyard was planted in 1985 by Lucio Tasca, in the lower portion of the slope, on more fertile soil than the average of Regaleali due to a deeper active layer and greater freshness, due to less drainage of the rain water.
The clonal material comes partly from Burgundy. The parcel covers approximately 5 hectares, with a planting layout of 2.60 meters by 1.20 meters (3,200 plants per hectare), at an altitude of between 520 and 532 metres. The substrate of origin is made up of clayey-sandy sediments, the texture is clayey loam, slightly calcareous, with a slightly alkaline reaction (pH 8.1). It is a very thick soil, well structured, but the roots are no more than 70 centimeters deep.
The soil has a normal content of organic matter and is rich in mineral salts, magnesium and potassium in particular, with a good amount of phosphorus. The vines are espaliered, with a double Guyot training system.
Fermentation of the grapes takes place in 350 liter French oak barriques, with batonnage daily for the first 10-15 days, then weekly for the remaining 8 months of ageing. Chardonnay is a very early variety and in Regaleali it usually reaches its maturity between the end of August and the first days of September, with little variation from year to year.

Vineyards: San Francesco of 4.9 hectares

Fermentation: in French oak barrels (Allier and Tronçais) of 350 litres

Fermentation temperature: 18°C

Duration in contact with the skins: 15 days

Malolactic fermentation: It doesn't turn

Refinement: In French oak barrels (Allier and Tronçais) of 350 liters, 70% new and 30% second passage, for 8 months.