Collio Chardonnay Grafin de La Tour Magnum 2019

Description

Still white wine from Collio, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, 14% ABV, produced by Villa Russiz. 1.5L magnum, 2019 vintage. An elegant Chardonnay born from the passion of Count Theodore de La Tour, who chose these hills to cultivate his vines in 1869. The soil is entirely marly, with a southern exposure. The grapes are harvested by hand and carefully vinified, then aged in oak barrels and then in stainless steel for a year, before finishing with 12 months in bottle. The aroma is intense, reminiscent of ripe apple, bread crust, vanilla, and well-integrated citrus. The color is a light golden yellow with yellow highlights. On the palate, the wine is complex, very assertive, and balanced.

Details

Perfume

Intense bouquet of ripe apple, bread crust, vanilla and well-integrated citrus fruit.

Color

Slightly golden yellow colour with yellow highlights.

Taste

On the palate, the wine is complex, very firm, balanced.

Serve at:

12 - 14 °C.

Longevity:

05 - 10 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Producer

Producer

Villa Russiz

From this winery

• Start up year: 1868
• Oenologist: Fabijan Muzic, Giorgio Bertossi
• Bottles produced: 250.000
• Hectares: 45

That of the Villa Russiz farm is a story of great intuition, generosity, passion, commitment, feeling and tradition. In 1869, the French Count Théodore de La Tour saw in the sunny hills of the Collio an ideal place to live with his Austrian wife, Elvine Ritter. As a result, he had the intuition to give a new home to his passion for cultivating vines and for modern oenological techniques that, in France, were already significantly developed at the time.

Théodore de La Tour was the first to understand the essence that made Collio wines great worldwide. Here, the extraordinary microclimate can offer the maximum benefits in the encounter between the cool winds of the Julian Alps and the sea breezes of the nearby Adriatic, and both softened in the perfectly exposed hills of Capriva del Friuli.

Therefore, this gave rise to what is still today the fundamental basis of Villa Russiz: new varieties best suited to the territory and capable of developing quality at the highest levels, a marvellous cellar with large vaults that is entirely underground, and a passion and constant commitment to attention to detail from the vineyard, to the wine factory, to the bottle.

Villa Russiz was and still is a symbol of generosity and sentiment. The sentiment of Elvine Ritter who, after the death of her husband in 1894, continued the count's commitment until she was overwhelmed by the events of the First World War and decided to leave the estate. Later, the generosity of the noblewoman Adele Cerruti took the form of vital help and support for children, which continues to this day, with the configuration of Villa Russiz into a non-profit organisation. The meticulous passion for viticulture is more alive today than ever at Villa Russiz, in the 94 hectares that make up the estate, 30 of which are given over to vineyards, with particular attention to keeping the number of vines per hectare between 4,500 and 7,000, thus guaranteeing grapes of great concentration. The wines of Villa Russiz are all part of the Collio DOCG, as are the three crus: Sauvignon de La Tour, Graf de La Tour and Grafin de La Tour. These three crus are the company's flagship for a modern quest for maximum quality, a coherent path of development and for creating great wines of international standing. Read more

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Technical Sheet

Name	Villa Russiz Collio Chardonnay Grafin de La Tour Magnum 2019
Type	White still
Denomination	Collio DOC
Vintage	2019
Size	1,50 l
Alcohol content	14.0% by volume
Grape varieties	100% Chardonnay
Country	Italy
Region	Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Vendor	Villa Russiz
Climate	Exposure: South.
Soil composition	Entirely marly soil.
Cultivation system	Guyot
Plants per hectare	5500
Harvest	September, the grapes are harvested entirely by hand, when perfectly ripe, in the coolest hours of the morning.
Wine making	Soft pressing of whole grapes.
Aging	After an initial racking, the must is placed in 225-litre and 500-litre oak casks, then assembled in a single steel tank where it matures for another year and concludes with a further 12 months in the bottle.
Total acidity	4.9 gr/L
Allergens	Contains sulphites