AQUILAE CHARDONNAY CHARDONNAY TERRE SICILIANE IGP .

Wine type white – Terre Siciliane IGP Grapes 100% Chardonnay Area of production Agrigento and Palermo area Soil type sandy-silt soils, of medium consistency with an alkaline reaction due to the presence of limestone Altitude of vineyards from 200 m to 600 m a.s.l. Average age of vines 15 years Training system predominantly VSP (vertical shoot positioning) with renewable spurred cordon espalier Plants/hectare 4000 - 5000 Yield/hectare 8 tonnes Harvest at the end of August Fermentation steel tanks at a controlled temperature of 16ºC for 15 days Malolactic fermentation not carried out Ageing 3 months in steel tanks Bottle ageing 2 months before release Serving temperature 12°C Suggested glass type heavy balloon-shaped glass for white wine Tasting notes Colour pale straw yellow with greenish highlights; Bouquet initial impressions typical of a great varietal as is Chardonnay, with clear and distinct aromas of acacia, broom and mimosa alternating with banana, papaya, ripe pineapple and orangeblossom flowers; Taste sumptuous, almost opulent, the first taste totally confirms the nose, revealing a harmonious, juicy, extremely pleasant wine with a good acidity; Food pairing bucatini pasta with sardines, spaghetti with deepsea octopus, tagliolini with lobster, cannelloni with fish ragout; excellent with crab, oven-baked sword-fish mini-rolls and dentex fish with herbs.