THE WINE

The Chardonnay Ramato from the Vigne del Malina winery is produced with 100% Chardonnay grapes grown in the vineyards owned by the winery. The 150-hectare estate is located in Orazano in the municipality of Remanzacco in Friuli Venezia Giulia. An alluvial terrain where the two Malina and Ellero streams have drawn a chalice, almost as if to highlight that this is a nearly perfect area for growing vines.

This wine is part of the cellar’s macerated line. It’s a real flagship. It is produced only in particularly favourable years. The grapes are subjected to maceration on the skins, a practice that in the cellar is generally reserved for red wines.

THE WINEMAKING

The harvest of the grapes is strictly manual, in boxes, and takes place only when the grapes have reached the desired level of ripeness. Once in the cellar, the grapes are delicately destemmed, softly pressed and left to macerate on the skins for about ten days; the winemaking takes place in steel tanks, and then it is moved in wood, French and Istrian oak barrels and tonneaux, where it rests for at least twenty-four months, sometimes even longer. The winery’s philosophy is that the wine is bottled when it is ready, and once in the bottle, it rests for another sixty months before being placed on the market.

THE TASTING

Golden yellow, the aroma is elegant, with pleasant notes of vanilla that alternate with spicy hints. The palate is full, with a very fresh acidic vein and silky and very well-integrated tannins; excellent correspondence between the aromas and flavour. The Chardonnay Ramato Aut has a long and very persistent finish.

FOOD PAIRINGS

This Chardonnay Ramato is perfect with fish and hard cheeses. Try it with grilled fish.