Winery Villa PietraiaChardonnay
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The Chardonnay of the Winery Villa Pietraia is in the top 0 of wines of Chianti.
Details and technical informations about Winery Villa Pietraia's Chardonnay.
Discover the grape variety: Camaraou
Simple dry whites with a pale golden robe, a supple palate with moderate acidity and understated aromas of citrus and white Pyrenean flowers. Airy rustic profile. Preserved in a few heritage Béarn parcels and ampelographic collections, it belongs to the ancient South-West grape varieties studied for their genetic and historical interest. French autochthonous white grape from the South-West, grown mainly in Béarn.
Informations about the Winery Villa Pietraia
The Winery Villa Pietraia is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in the of Chianti to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Chianti
Emblem of Tuscan red: signature Sangiovese (70% min) with notes of morello cherry, plum, dried herbs, violet and leather, lively acidity and firm tannins, elegant gastronomic profile. Chianti Classico DOCG ("Gallo Nero") between Florence and Siena, more structured and age-worthy. Riserva and Gran Selezione at the top, barrel-aged. A few supporting grapes (Canaiolo, Colorino).
The wine region of Tuscany
Kingdom of Sangiovese: upright reds with cherry, plum, dried herbs and leather, lively acidity and firm tannins. Fleshy, food-friendly Chianti Classico DOCG, deep long-ageing Brunello di Montalcino (spice, tobacco, ripe black fruit), elegant Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. On the coast, Bolgheri crafts the opulent Cabernet- and Merlot-based 'Super Tuscans'. Some fresh white Vernaccia.
The word of the wine: Grafting
A method used since the phylloxera crisis, consisting of fixing a graft of local origin on a rootstock resistant to phylloxera.
