| Producer | Ca' del Bosco |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardia |
| Varietal | Chardonnay |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Sku | 1129434 |
| Size | 750ml |
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Tasting Notes: The Ca' del Bosco Chardonnay Curtefranca has a bright golden hue in the glass, this powerful white is intensely scented, underscored with a hint of vanilla and a characteristic note of hazelnut. Grapes from six 30+ year old vineyards are picked, using small cases, and then graded and chilled. The meticulously selected grapes are then skilfully vinified. Each bunch is selected by experienced cellar staff before visiting a “berry spa”, an exclusive air-bubble bunch-washing system that incorporates three soaking vats and a drying tunnel. After pressing in the absence of oxygen, only the best must from the first fraction is transferred for alcoholic fermentation in small oak casks, made from selected wood seasoned for three years. The wine remains on its own lees for ten more months, during which time malolactic fermentation is completed.
“Bâtonnage”, or lees stirring, is carried out every week to bring the wine to a peak of harmony on the nose and complexity on the palate. Later, the various parcels are blended and the wine is bottled naturally by gravity flow. Innovative bottling systems ensure that the wine is not subjected to oxidative stress or disturbance, and that no further sulphites are added.
Estate History: The story of Ca' del Bosco begins in the mid-1960s when, in Erbusco, Franciacorta, Annamaria Clementi Zanella bought a small house on a hill, locally known as "Ca' del bosc" because it was surrounded by dense chestnut trees. The Ca' del Bosco fairytale is written in its wines, in the extensive weave of its vineyards, in the success dreamt of, desired and achieved by its author. Maurizio Zanella realized the potential of the land and has driven the estate to become the foremost producer of Franciacorta.
