Tenuta di Fiorano
Fioranello Bianco 2023
| Denomination | Lazio IGT |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.0% by volume |
| Area | Lazio (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 50% Grechetto, 50% Viognier |
| Year | 2023 |
| Product name | Fioranello Bianco 2023 |
| Color | Straw yellow with golden reflections. |
| Perfume | The aromas are intense and elegant and range from floral to tropical fruit. There are notes of golden apple and banana. |
| Taste | The palate is balanced, savoury and very elegant. |
| Region | Lazio |
| Country | Italy |
Awards
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2023
4Italian 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
3One of the most prestigious wine guides in Italy.
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2023
3Italian Sommelier Association (AIS) guide
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Serve at:
12 - 14 °C.
Longevity:
03 - 05 years
Pairings
- Start up year: 1940
- Oenologist: Lorenzo Costantini
- Bottles produced: 30.000
- Hectares: 12
The fame of the Estate is also linked to the figure of Prince Alberico Boncompagni Ludovisi, a character that time has shrouded in deserved legend. Between the 1940s and 1950s, Alberico became passionate about wine production and chose, a pioneer in Italy, to plant cabernet sauvignon and merlot, malvasia di Candia and an unknown, for the time, sémillon.
Among the few people who liked to frequent Alberico in those years were his cousin Paolo Boncompagni Ludovisi and his son Alessandrojacopo, who already owned part of the Estate in the area, including the small church of Santa Fresca and the neighbouring villa. Paolo and Alessandro began to take care of the Estate, always guided by Alberico, who had retired to Rome due to health problems.
Between 1999 and 2004, Alessandro bought another 13 hectares of land near the initial nucleus. First, he planted an experimental vineyard with his father in front of the Villa di Santa Fresca. Then, he set up a new vineyard to follow the one that had previously been explanted.
Alessandro, then in his early twenties and with a little experience but with great passion, was guided by Alberico in the choice of land, clones and planting of the vineyard, all always organically managed, right up to the winemaking operations. The same operations continue today both in the processing method and in the employment of workers, including Gianni Valenti, the historical memory.
After manual harvesting, the grapes are pressed by hand, and the vinification takes place in the Old Cellar. Then the wine, by gravity, arrives at the Historic Cellar, where it continues with ageing in the old barrels and prolonged resting in the bottle. Alberico applied his experience in everything, but when choosing the grape varieties for the white wines, his elderly cousin, without explanation, imposed the use of other clones, Grechetto and Viognier, and never wanted to hear of sémillon again.
Alessandrojacopo succeeded Alberico, who today is at the helm of the Estate of around 200 hectares of land comprising vineyards, olive groves, arable land and pastures. And above all, that Historical Cellar with the wines jealously preserved inside it that Alberico allowed a very lucky few, including Veronelli, to visit and that Alessandrojacopo, out of respect, continues to keep protected to this day. Read more
| Name | Tenuta di Fiorano Fioranello Bianco 2023 |
|---|---|
| Type | White still |
| Denomination | Lazio IGT |
| Vintage | 2023 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.0% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 50% Grechetto, 50% Viognier |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lazio |
| Vendor | Tenuta di Fiorano |
| Origin | Appia Antica - Rome |
| Climate | The vines were planted with a south-west/north-east exposure that allows the vines to receive perfect light throughout the day. Winds blowing from the nearby sea and the Castelli hills help maintain the integrity and health of the planted grapes. |
| Soil composition | The vineyards of the Fiorano Estate extend over soil composed mainly of pozzolan and sediments of eruption and transport dust poured from the nearby, enormous Latium Volcano. These are soils with good drainage that give the grapes and the wines they produce, marked capacities for long ageing. |
| Cultivation system | Counterbalance |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |