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Tenuta Regaleali Vintage 2021 DOC Sicilia

Vigna San Francesco Chardonnay

In 1985 Lucio Tasca d’Almerita decided to approach the most celebrated white grape variety in the world: Chardonnay. Experimenting with selected vines straight from Burgundy, he planted five hectares of Chardonnay in the lower part of the San Francesco hill.

Grande Vigna San Francesco

At the lower part of the San Francesco hill, at an altitude of about 500 m.a.s.l.

Soil

Deep, loamy-clay, and slightly chalky.

Characteristics

  • 1. Flavor intensity
  • 2. Body
  • 3. Tannin
  • 4. Acidity
  • 5. Alcohol

Details

As a certified B Corp, we are proud to be part of a global movement of companies committed to upholding high standards of social and environmental impact.
As members of Sostain, we join an association of winemakers dedicated to the sustainable development of Sicily.
We are part of a select group of winemakers, ambassadors of sustainability, who have demonstrated extraordinary efforts in practicing environmentally friendly viticulture in the face of evolving climate challenges.

Grapes: Chardonnay
Appellation: White – Sicilian DOC
Production area: Tenuta Regaleali – Palermo – Sicily
Vineyard: San Francesco (4.9 ha)
Year planted: 1985
Elevation: 530 m.a.s.l.
Exposure: southeast
Training system: espalier
Pruning system: double guyot
Vines per ha: 3,200
Yield per ha: 74 ql
Harvest: August 20th, 2021
Climate trends: a mild and rainy winter has restored good water reserves in the ground. Cool and dry spring. Hot and dry summer interrupted by some rains in August, before the Chardonnay harvest
Fermentation: in 350-liter French oak barrels (Allier and Tronçais)
Fermentation temperature: 18°C
Length of fermentation: 15 days
Malolactic fermentation: not carried out
Aging: 350-liter French oak barrels (Allier and Tronçais), 70% new and 30% second use, for 8 months
Alcohol content: 14% Vol.
Wine analytical data: pH 3.34 – TA 6.31 g/l – RS 1.3 g/l – TE 25.50 g/l
Contains sulphites

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