Curtefranca Chardonnay 2018 Azienda Agricola Ca’ del Bosco

Attitude. Chardonnay, a white grape of French origin, is the most famous of the international ubiquitous grape varieties because it can express itself to the full in different territories while maintaining the characteristics that make it recognisable. Since the first vintages, this wine has received much acclaim from international critics who continue to consider it a definite benchmark of the best Italian oenology. A wine with a bright colour, intense aroma, underlined by a touch of vanilla and a characteristic hint of hazelnut. Full-bodied and rounded on the palate, it has such an intense organoleptic structure that it is comparable to that of a red wine yet lingering in the senses for its extraordinary finesse.
The Chardonnay of Ca’ del Bosco encloses the vocation of a territory in exalting the features of a grape variety and the ability of man to extract and transform them into a great wine. It is the fruit of careful grape selection and skillful vinification conducted in full respect of the Ca’ del Bosco Method. The grapes from 5 selected vineyards, freshly hand-picked into small crates, are classified and cooled. Each bunch of grapes is selected by expert eyes and hands, to then benefit from an exclusive ‘grape spa’- a special system that washes and whirlpools the bunches, using three soaking tubs and a drying tunnel. After pressing in the absence of oxygen, only the best first-portion must is transferred for alcoholic fermentation in small oak barrels made from selected woods and aged for at least 3 years. Here the wine remains on its lees for a further 9 months, during which it also undergoes malolactic fermentation. With the batonnage operation, repeated weekly, it reaches its highest harmony of smell and complexity of taste. Afterwards, the different batches are blended, and the wine is bottled by gravity, in a natural way. Thanks to innovative filling systems, the wine is not subjected to oxidative shocks, shaking and further additions of sulphites. Its integrity and wholesomeness are guaranteed. Finally, each packaged bottle is uniquely marked to ensure traceability.