Chardonnay 'Ronco delle Acacie' Le Vigne di Zamò 2022

The Ronco delle Acacie, made by Le Vigne di Zamò, is a classic version of pure Chardonnay. The French grape variety has found a soil and climate very suitable for its needs in the lands of the Colli Orientali. The sedimentations of limestone and sandstones that form the flysch or ponca in Friulano are very draining and rich in precious mineral elements, useful for supporting the vine. The high-quality grapes combined with a Burgundian-style savoir-faire can only produce a great white wine, intense, with rich and complex aromas, but always characterized by a tense and vertical profile.

The wine Ronco delle Acacie Le Vigne di Zamò is produced with Chardonnay grapes, the result of a careful selection of the best parcels of the estate. The manual harvest takes place at the beginning of September, with a selection in the vineyard of the best bunches. Only the healthiest and ripest ones are sent for soft pressing, which takes place with whole bunches, without prior destemming. The must flower, about 50% of the total, begins fermentation in stainless steel tanks and then completes it in French oak tonneau, 30% new and the rest second and third passage. The wine matures in the same woods for about 10 months and half of the mass undergoes malolactic fermentation. The final blending takes place and the aging in bottle for a few months before commercialization, which occurs two years after the harvest.

The Chardonnay Ronco delle Acacie by Le Vigne di Zamò is a white of beautiful texture, which combines the typical mineral freshness of the stony terroir of the Colli Orientali, with a very classic winemaking and aging approach that is typically international. It presents itself with a bright light yellow color with golden reflections. Intense and rich, it offers a bouquet with hints of ripe citrus, aromas of yellow fruit, softness of small pastries and acacia honey, notes of dried fruit and aromatic herbs from the Mediterranean scrub. The entry on the palate is smooth and creamy, with pleasantly ripe and harmonious fruit, well supported by a savory vein and a finish of lively freshness.