Wine Description

A charming wine produced from some of the first Chardonnay vines planted in Sicily in 1985. These vines were (and are) planted in the best soils of Tenuta Regaleali and the resulting wine shows this unique character. The juice is barrel fermented in 70% new and 30% second passage Allier and Tronçais oak barriques for eight months, and then spends six months in bottle.

Tasting Notes

Tasca's Chardonnay is golden in color with fragrant, layered aromas of pineapple, citrus, eggnog, candied fruit and white chocolate. Elegant and supple fruit flavors, along with zesty acidity, give this wine great palate-appeal. This is the wine of choice for rich, creamy risottos or flavorful fish entrees.

Vineyard Characteristics

Production area/name of vineyard:	The San Francesco and Cava Rina Nuova vineyards
Size of vineyard (acres):	12 and 13, respectively
Soil composition:	Calcareous clay and sand
Training method:	Espalier and Guyot
Elevation (feet):	1,750
Vines/acre:	1,160
Yield/acre (tons):	2.4
Exposure:	Southwestern
Year vineyard planted:	1985 and 1997
Agronomist/Vineyard manager:	Gianfranco Lombardo

Winemaking & Aging

Varietal composition:	100% Chardonnay
Harvest time:	September
Winemaking consultant:	Carlo Ferrini
First vintage of this wine:	1989
Number bottles produced of this wine:	40,000
Fermentation
Fermentation container:	Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation (days):	15
Fermentation temperature (°F):	64
Malolactic fermentation:	No
Aging
Aging container:	Barriques
Size of aging container:	225 L
Age of aging container:	70% new, 30% second-passage
Cooperage:	French oak: Allier and Tronçais
Length of aging before bottling:	8 months
Length of bottle aging:	6 months
Analytical Data
Alcohol:	14.5%
pH level:	3.5
Residual sugar (grams/liter):	4.7
Acidity (grams/liter):	6.5
Dry extract (grams/liter):	25.6

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