Il Tornese - Chardonnay & Riesling Renano

From the futurist vision of Claudio Drei Donà were born the Chardonnay and the Rhein Riesling vineyards of the family estate. From an intuition of his son Enrico comes the combination of the two grapes in this unusual cuvee that makes this Drei Donà white wine an unique white surprise out of a terroir known mainly for its great reds. GRAPE VARIETIES: 55% Chardonnay., 45% Riesling Renano WINEMAKING: after a light pressing of the grapes and 12-18 hours of cold maceration in contact with the skins, the fermentation takes place separately: only a 10% Chardonnay in 500 lt. new tonneaux, while the Rhein Riseling and the remaining Chardonnay are fermented in stainless steel at controlled temperature. Malo-lactic fermentation is done only in the wood casks fermented Chardonnay. AGING: on its noble lees for about 3-4 months. After racking, the cuvée is made and goes back to age in steel for another month. It is followed by at least another 3 months of bottle aging before release. AVERAGE BOTTLE PER YEAR: 21.400 btls.- 250 Magnum – 50 Jeroboam .