"La fuga" Chardonnay Sicilia Doc 2019 75 cl Donnafugata

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La Fuga, the Chardonnay from the night harvest, is characterized by a fragrant bouquet with notes of tropical fruit and fresh citrus notes.  

DENOMINATION: Contessa Entellina Doc Chardonnay Sicilia

GRAPES: Chardonnay.

PRODUCTION AREA: South-western Sicily, Contessa Entellina Estate.

TERRAINS AND CLIMATE: altitude from 200 to 300 m a.m.s.l. (656- 984 ft); hilly orography; clay loam soils with a sub-alkaline reaction (pH 7.5 to 7.9) rich in nutritive elements (potassium, magnesium, calcium, iron, manganese, zinc) and total limestone from 20 to 35%. Mild winters with little rainfall. Warm, dry, ventilated summers. Substantial differences between day and night-time temperatures.

VINEYARD: VSP (Vertical Shoot Positioning) training with spurred cordon pruning, leaving 6 to 10 buds per plant. Density 4,500 - 6,000 plants/hectare (1,822-2,429 an acre), with yields of 7 - 8 tons/ha (3.0 - 3.2 tons/acre).

HARVESTING: The night harvesting of the Chardonnay was concluded in the second decade of August and has given rise to a fragrant perfumed expression of La Fuga.

VINIFICATION: Fermentation: in stainless steel, at a temperature of 14-16°C (57-61° F). Ageing in tanks, on its noble lees, for five months and at least three months in bottle before being released to the market.

TASTING NOTES: of brilliant straw yellow colour, La Fuga 2019 offers a fragrant bouquet with notes of tropical fruit (mango) and citrus notes (cedar). In the mouth it is savory and fresh thanks to a pleasant acidic vein.

AGING POTENTIAL: to be enjoyed within 5-6 years.

FOOD & WINE: a perfect wine for an entire meal, it matches well with Risottos with vegetables or seafood, herbed chicken and savoury pies. Serve it in tulip-shaped goblets of medium size; uncork at time of serving; excellent at 10- 12°C (50-54° F). 

DIALOGUE WITH ART THE LABEL: Gabriella Anca Rallo (founder of Donnafugata, with her husband Giacomo) thought of "fleeing" and beginning a new life, passing from the arts to the land. Gabriella is a woman with the wind in her hair who is never at rest. Gabriella invented La Fuga, a label that not only suggests movement but also sunshine and the land.

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