`Vie di Romans` Chardonnay
Country: Italy Region: Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Varietal: Chardonnay Vintage: 2023
Colour: White Style: Dry
Producer: Vie di Romans
Vie di Romans are based in the heart of DOC Friuli Isonzo (Mariano del Friuli), in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, where winemaker Gianfranco Gallo’s 65 hectares of vineyards produce about 250,000 bottles a year. Here, the well-drained soil is stony, glacial and rich in minerals, soaking up rainfall like a sponge. An easterly wind ensures cool night temperatures to temper the hot summer days, with a large diurnal range slowing ripening and allowing the grapes to accumulate flavour. This, along with the low yields that Gallo achieves and his proclivity for picking grapes once fully mature, results in single-vineyard wines of great intensity and richness. As a result, Gallo releases the Vie di Romans wines a year later than the local norm.
Vineyards:
The grapes for the Vie di Romans Chardonnay are sourced from the estate’s 10.75-hectare vineyard in the commune of Mariano del Friuli, located at an altitude of 31 metres above sea level. Soils here are medium to deep, reddish-hued clay with a gravel-pebbly texture. The vines are planted at a density of 6,000-7,800 vines per hectare, and are trained using the Guyot method and spur pruning
Vinification:
After de-stemming and crushing, the grapes underwent a pre-fermentation cold maceration at 8 °C. Fermentation took place in stainless-steel tanks with selected yeasts. The wine did not undergo malolactic fermentation and spent nine months on its lees, in
French oak barriques prior to clarification and bottling. The wine then aged for nine months in the bottle before release.
Product Features: Vegetarian, Vegan
Tasting Note:
Light golden in colour with a subtle, elegant nose of summer flowers, acacia blossom and hints of honeysuckle. The wine is lightly spiced, with the judicious oak ageing bringing notes of vanilla and cinnamon. It shows lovely buttery, honeyed and floral characters, all lifted on the finish by a lively freshness that is characteristic of this area of Italy.
Food Matches: grilled fish, shellfish, roast chicken, risotto
