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Passobianco "Contrada PC" - 2021

Passobianco "Contrada PC" - 2021

White
750ml
6 - pack
PRODUCT SKU: IT3681-21

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Description

Perched at 950 meters above sea level on Mt. Etna’s north face, a single, half-hectare vineyard produces the Chardonnay for the Passo Bianco Contrada PC. This is the very highest Chardonnay vineyard in Eur...

Perched at 950 meters above sea level on Mt. Etna’s north face, a single, half-hectare vineyard produces the Chardonnay for the Passo Bianco Contrada PC. This is the very highest Chardonnay vineyard in Europe, and it yields elegant, prismatic wine with rich elderberry, peach, citrus, and herbal aromas, plus fresh salinity and dynamic minerality on the palate. Ferments and refines in large oak barrels to release a varied and intense sensorial profile, with rich aromas of elderberry, peaches, pineapple, citrus fruits and Mediterranean herbs, framed by a fresh, salty, dynamic and mineral sip.

Brand
Vini Franchetti
Varietal
Chardonnay
Sub region
Catania
Region
Sicily
Alcohol
13.0%
Climate
The summer of 2020 was moderated by many rains, and generally from bad weather; at the end of the month July then the heat returned, until the rains of 10 August and finally those of early September.
Color
White
Size
750ml

More information

Fermentation
After destemming and pressing, the must macerates for around twelve hours. A pie de cuve starts fermentation in large oak casks, and malolactic fermentation occurs naturally.
Elevage
17 months in big oak casks. Bottling takes place in waning moon June.
Winemaker name
There is a team that follow the direction of Andrea Franchetti
Harvest technique
Hand harvested
Soil
volcanic soils
Vineyard size
0.5 ha
Scores
Eric Guido, Vinous, 94 points
Total production
300 cases