Tasca d'Almerita
Regaleali Chardonnay Vigna San Francesco 2023
Other years:
2022| Denomination | Sicilia DOC |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.0% by volume |
| Area | Sicily (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 100% Chardonnay |
| Aging | In 225-litre French oak barrels (Allier and Tronçais), 70% new and 30% second passage, for 8 months. In the bottle for 6 months. |
| Other years | 2022 |
Description
The first harvest of Chardonnay was in 1989. Unique for the taste and olfactory characteristics it takes on at the Regaleali Estate, vinification and ageing take place in Allier and Tronçais French oak barrels, but over the hints of vanilla, typical of wood, the fruit imposes itself. The uniqueness of the Chardonnay Botrytis Cinerea 1991 is worth mentioning. As with Cabernet Sauvignon, the planting dates back to 1984 when Count Lucio Tasca was the first to believe in the potential of indigenous grapes in Sicily on the Regaleali Estate.
Awards
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2023
5Italian Sommelier Foundation (FIS) guide This has been one of the most prestigious wine guides in Italy for over 10 years.
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2023
94/100
James Suckling is an influential American wine critic and journalist who worked at Wine Spectator for 30 years. He left the magazine in 2010 to start his own website and guidebook (JamesSuckling.com). He specialises in Italian and Bordeaux wines.
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Serve at:
10 - 12 °C.
Longevity:
05 - 10 years
Pairings
- Start up year: 1830
- Oenologist: Laura Orsi
- Bottles produced: 3.500.000
- Hectares: 400
It was 1830 when brothers Lucio and Carmelo Mastrogiovanni Tasca bought the former stronghold of Regaleali, which lies on the borderline of the provinces of Palermo and Caltanissetta in the heart of Sicily. Much has changed since then: the introduction of the use of espalier, the complete restructuring of the cellars, the use of finished barrels for ageing, and the complete renovation of the equipment park - today the vanguard of Europe - only to mention a few innovations. However, what has never changed in the 180 years of the wineries history is the love of the land, the respect fot a noble and ancient art: wine, and the cultivation of the grape in all of its phases. To practice viticulture for many generations means first of all to have clearly understood and interpreted the value and character of this magnificent material above that of the grape, Europe's fruit of life. It is with pride that the Tasca d'Almerita family carries the traditions of yesterday into the future. And it is with the spirit of innovation that the Tasca d'Almerita family faces the challeges of tomorrow already today. Read more
| Name | Regaleali Chardonnay Vigna San Francesco 2023 |
|---|---|
| Type | White green still semi-aromatic |
| Denomination | Sicilia DOC |
| Vintage | 2023 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.0% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Chardonnay |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Vendor | Tasca d'Almerita |
| Origin | Tenuta Regaleali - Palermo. From the company's vineyards San Francesco and Cava Rina Nuova. |
| Climate | Altitude: 530 m. a.s.l. Exposure: South/West. Mild and dry winter, warm and dry spring; cool and dry summer. Good temperature changes during grape ripening. |
| Soil composition | Deep, sandy clayey, slightly calcareous. |
| Cultivation system | Guyot. |
| Plants per hectare | 4,160. |
| Yield per hectare | 6,000 kg/hectare. |
| Harvest | 22nd of August and 1st of September. |
| Fermentation temperature | 18 C° |
| Fermentation | 15 days. |
| Production technique | Fermentation in 225 litre French oak barrels (Allier and Tronçais). |
| Wine making | Malolactic fermentation is not carried out. |
| Aging | In 225-litre French oak barrels (Allier and Tronçais), 70% new and 30% second passage, for 8 months. In the bottle for 6 months. |
| Total acidity | 6.3 gr/L |
| PH | 3.51 |
| Residual sugar | 2.1 gr/L |
| Dry extract | 24.4 gr/L |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |