Chardonnay Tenuta Volpare 2023

The Chardonnay of the young Tenuta Volpare winery is a fresh and balanced interpretation that originates in Oltrecastello, a hamlet in the municipality of Trento. The estate applies the principles of certified organic farming in order to safeguard the health of the environment and biodiversity. The health of the grapes is favoured by the correct exposure and orientation of the rows, as well as by rational agronomic practices aimed at decreasing the humidity around the bunches while encouraging optimal ripening. In the cellar, on the other hand, efforts are made to support the quality of the grapes and the expression of the terroir by adopting a non-invasive oenology.
Tenuta Volpare Chardonnay originates exclusively from grapes of the Burgundy grape variety of the same name grown on the hills east of Trento, at an altitude of 540 metres above sea level. The vines, planted in 2011 with full southern exposure, are organically certified and grown on clay-limestone soils. Harvesting is carried out by hand, seeking good phenolic ripeness of the grapes, which are then brought to the cellar and gently pressed. The must obtained in this way undergoes alcoholic and malolactic fermentation in stainless steel tanks, the same type of wine container where maturation takes place for a few months prior to final bottling, carried out with minimal additions of sulphur dioxide.
Tenuta Volpare's Chardonnay has a straw yellow colour with brilliant hues. The nose proposes delicate aromas of wild flowers and fresh white-fleshed fruit, followed by a light and pleasant saline reminiscence. Fresh, balanced and pleasantly fruity on the palate, characterised by a delicate mineral accent on the finish.