“Del Borro” Chardonnay Valdarno di Sopra DOC 2024 (BIO)

Il Borro | Tuscany
Il Borro s.r.l. s.a. | Loc. il Borro 1 | IT 52024 San Giustino Valdarno

29590224 · 0,75 l · 65,33 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shippingavailable immediately

What does it mean to elicit the highest form of expression from a grape variety? For the Ferragamos, it is the essence of their wine philosophy – and this Chardonnay is their white manifesto. In a region that, since Cosimo III de' Medici's decree of 1716, has been one of the four noblest wine zones in Tuscany, Il Borro dares to do the unexpected: a white wine that wants to compete with the great Burgundies. The vines are rooted in metamorphic soils interspersed with fossilised sea shells – witnesses to a time when water still covered the land here. At the foot of the Pratomagno, they find that balance of warmth and night-time coolness that gives the Chardonnay both ripeness and freshness. After being harvested by hand in small crates, an unrivalled ageing process begins: part of the must ferments in stainless steel, while the rest is divided between clayver, acacia and oak barriques. Maturation on the fine lees lends texture and depth – each vessel contributes its own nuance before merging into the final cuvée.

Bright straw yellow with golden reflections. An intense bouquet of citrus fruits and yellow pulp, interwoven with butterbush, Mediterranean scrub – rosemary, sage – and a hint of vanilla. On the palate, freshness and full body combine to create a silky texture of unusual length. SUPERIORE.DE

"Italian Chardonnay has been good for a while, and lately it has been getting even better, but there is probably only one example I can point to as a wine I want to drink any time of any day, and it's--very unexpectedly I might add--the Chardonnay from Il Borro. Lithe but powerful, salty and substantial, it always leaves me wanting more." Wine Enthusiast

"Attractive aromatics of jasmine, honeysuckle and hints of other white flowers, as well as pears and apples. Medium-bodied with lovely phenolics and a serious finish. The complex, reductive character develops with air and gives a minerally, oyster-shell undertone. Could be a new standard for chardonnay in Tuscany." James Suckling