2005 Chiaranda Contessa Entellina DOC

Award winning wine:



The firm, structured and typically Chardonnay flavours are well supported by the subtle oak ageing that gives it a distinctive richness. The name Chiaranda' refers to the vineyards where its grapes are grown.

Tasting Notes
A wine with personality and elegance, it combines power and gentility. Aromas of ripe yellow fruit, especially apples, and notes of peaches and vanilla fused with peanut butter. The flavour is round and mouth-filling. An imposing structure showing a perfect balance of acidity and sapidity.

Matching
Perfect with smoked fish, introductory dishes of Sicilian cuisine, pasta alla Norma, mushroom molds, sauced and elaborate white-meat dishes, moderately aged cheeses. “Cous Cous” of fish or meat, not too spicy. Turkey breast with mushroom salad.

Winemaking Notes
Ansonica ( or Inzolia ) 50% Chardonnay 50%.
After a soft pressing the varieties are then vinified separately in barriques. There is a full malolactic fermentation. It aged six months in French oak Allier casks and then 6 months in bottle before release.