Frescobaldi

Castello di Pomino

Name: Ammiraglia Alìe
Brand: Frescobaldi
Price: 395 ZAR
Availability: InStock

Chardonnay Blend from Tuscany, Italy

R345

Bottle size:

750 ml

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Visually, the wine is clear and bright. The glowing hues in the glass recall the bright sunny days of the 2020 harvest at the Castello Pomino estate. Like the colourful blossoming of flowers in spring, the bouquet is rich with floral notes, with honeysuckle as the prevalent aroma. The aromas of Pomino Bianco are markedly persistent when you taste it. This is, in part, thanks to the wine being aged on lees in the months following vinification.

Raspberry

Tropical Fruit

Apricot

Honeysuckle

The grapes were harvested with the utmost care and attention. The care taken in the vineyard and subsequent processing in the cellar helped to ensure outstanding quality. From the moment they arrived at the cellar, the grapes and, consequently, the musts were processed, with exposure to oxygen kept to a minimum. The pressing cycles were selected to ensure gentle extraction of the musts. Alcoholic fermentation took place in steel tanks and, partially, in French oak barriques, all at acontrolled temperature. At the end of production, Pomino Bianco was left to age in the bottle. Only after this subsequent period was the wine ready to tantalise the taste buds with its structure and explosive freshness.

In spring 2020, the vines sprouted evenly and early, no doubt due to the mild winter period during which temperatures were never bitterly cold. The shoots grew evenly and the leaves were bright green from the offset: aclear sign that the plants were healthy. In the two months prior to harvesting, while the grapes were ripening, the remaining period saw regular rainfall and abundant sunshine. The harvesting of the Pomino Bianco grapes began in early September: when tasted, the berries were crisp with decent acidity. The first bunches to arrive in the cellar were in perfect condition and the grapes harvested in the following weeks were no different: the warm, dry days in September yielded fruit of the highest quality until the end of the harvest.

Frescobaldi

The Marchesi de' Frescobaldi is one of Italy's oldest wineries with a history dating to the 1300s. The family has included medieval knights bankers lawyers and patrons of the arts. The Marchesi de' Frescobaldi is one of the most significant wine producers in Italy with nine estates—and roughly 2 500 acres—in Tuscany. The family has been growing wine since the late 19th century when they became the first in Tuscany to import and plant French vine cuttings. Because they have been producing wines for more than 700 years to experience Frescobaldi is to glimpse the history of Florence from the Middle Ages to the present day. Wine Spectator has ranked many of their offerings in the 90s and their wines are consistently listed in the magazine's Top 100 Wines of the Year encouraging wine enthusiasts from around the globe to become familiar with some of Italy's finest wines.