“Vie di Romans” Chardonnay Friuli Isonzo DOC 2024

Vie di Romans | Friuli
Az. Agr. Vie di Romans | Loc. Vie di Romans, 1 | IT 34070 Mariano del Friuli

02150124 · 0,75 l · 46,67 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shippingavailable immediately

Gianfranco Gallo has a phrase that he always repeats: "Wine needs time to show what it is." This is not modesty – it is an attitude that characterises his entire winery. Since 1992, all Vie di Romans wines have only been released on the market two years after the harvest. The Chardonnay that bears his name is the most personal expression of this conviction. The vineyard is located in Mariano del Friuli on glacial gravel soils deposited by the Isonzo over thousands of years – gravel-rich, mineral-rich, aerated. The bora winds from the east create pronounced temperature fluctuations between day and night, keeping Mediterranean ripeness and Alpine freshness in a rare combination. Late harvest to achieve maximum aromatic ripeness. Control over oxidation from the first moment. Fermentation at a controlled temperature, nine months on the lees in barriques, then bottle ageing.

Intense golden yellow with green reflections. Ripe peach, pear, acacia, ginger and a hint of candied citrus peel on the nose – complex and with a creaminess that reveals time as an ingredient. The palate is full-bodied, precise and supported by mineral depth, with a lively acidity that holds everything together and a very long, spicy final. The wine that explains Vie di Romans. SUPERIORE.DE

"The 2024 Friuli Isonzo Chardonnay Vie di Romans reflects an extreme vintage marked by late-season drought, lending subtle dried fruit tones to an otherwise generous and expansive palate. Despite moments of heat and water stress, the wine retains freshness and a clear saline, mineral tension, with notes of citrus and stone fruit balanced by a firm, structured finish. As vintner Gianfranco Gallo notes, Chardonnay serves as a lens to express the diversity of the territory, and here the calcareous soils of the Isonzo clearly emerge, giving the wine both precision and depth. "This grape can truly measure the great diversity of our wine world," he says." Wine Advocate