2022 Chardonnay Vigna San Francesco

One of the most exciting challenges for the company's managers. The project to create a wine of the highest quality and standing from the most famous and widespread white grape variety in the world began in the mid-1980s. The San Francesco vineyard was planted in 1985 by Lucio Tasca in the lower part of the slope on a soil that was more fertile than the average Regaleali soils due to a deeper active layer and a particular freshness due to less rainwater drainage. Some of the clonal material comes from Burgundy. The area under cultivation covers around 5 hectares with a planting pattern of 2.60 meters by 1.20 meters (3,200 plants per hectare) at an altitude of 520 to 532 meters. The original substrate consists of loamy-sandy sediments with a loamy-clayey, slightly chalky texture and a slightly alkaline reaction (pH 8.1). It is a remarkably deep, well-structured soil, but the roots do not reach more than 70 centimeters deep. The soil has a normal organic matter content and is rich in mineral salts, particularly magnesium and potassium, with a good phosphorus content. The vines are trellised, with a double Guyot training system. The grapes are fermented in 350-liter French oak barriques with daily batonnage for the first 10-15 days, then weekly for the remaining 8 months of maturation. Chardonnay is a very early grape variety, usually ripening in Regaleali between the end of August and the beginning of September, with only slight variations from vintage to vintage.

Grape variety: Chardonnay

Classification: Denominazione di Origine Controllata
Taste: dry
Alcohol content: 13.0% vol.
Acidity: 5.7 g/l
Residual sugar: 1.2 g/l
Allergen information: Contains sulphites.

Bottler, importer: Tasca Conti D'Almerita, Conte Tasca D'Almerita Soc. Agr. Arl, Via Dei Fiori, 13, 90129 Palermo, IT