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Vernaccia di San Gimignano Riserva Fontaleoni 2018

Vernaccia di San Gimignano Riserva Fontaleoni 2018

Fontaleoni

The Vernaccia di San Gimignano Riserva di Fontaleoni is a white wine of good structure and intensity, thanks to the quality of the grapes and aging in small barrels and in bottles. The nose reveals a bouquet of flowers combined with light nuances of grass and dried fruit. The taste is rich and fresh, with good persistence

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Features

Denomination

Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG

Vines

Vernaccia 100%

Tipologia

Alcohol content

13 %

Format

75 cl Bottle

Vinification

In steel tanks on the lees

Aging

6 months in small wood, then steel and at least 24 months in bottle

Additional Notes

Contains sulfites

VERNACCIA DI SAN GIMIGNANO RISERVA FONTALEONI 2018 DESCRIPTION

Vernaccia di San Gimignano is the passion of the Troiani family, at the helm of the Fontaleoni winery: always engaged in farming and animal husbandry, they later specialized in viticulture, devoting themselves to the varieties symbolic of a historical and poetic territory.

The Vernaccia with which the Fontaleoni winery makes its Riserva comes from the relatively young vineyards that extend on the soft slopes in the territory north of San Gimignano, at an elevation around 180 meters above sea level and facing the valley of the Elsa River while a small extension is instead located just below the walls of the town. The soils are a true heritage of complexity and result in the peculiar minerality of this white wine: the movement of soils of volcanic and marine origin has given rise to the formation of tuffaceous ridges characterized by a good presence of limestone, with alternating layers of clay now deeper, now more superficial and capable of favouring the rise of the water table. The vines are raised according to organic farming principles and are harvested by hand. In the winery, the grapes are gently pressed and sent to alcoholic fermentation in steel tanks at a controlled temperature below 20°C. After racking, 10 percent of the mass undergoes maturation in small wood for about 6 months, then reassembled to the wine on fine lees: a short rest in steel precedes clarification and bottling, with a long cellar ageing of 24 months.

Fontaleoni's Vernaccia Riserva shows a bright golden-yellow colour. The nose is immediately expressed on floral tones, then opens broadly on balsamic menthol and citrus notes, with a final bitterish nuance from the walnut husk and a touch of saffron. A sip of energetic progression, complex and full-bodied, it finds expression of excellent finesse in the flurry of freshness and the mineral extension that seems inexhaustible. An excellent bottle for roasted vegetables and aged cheeses with local cured meats.

Colour

Straw yellow

Taste

Fine and intense, complex and beautiful freschezzza, with a pleasant persistence

Scent

Floral notes, with hints of mint and walnut on final