Chardonnay Toscana IGT 2023 (BIO) · 3 bottles in OWC

Monteverro | Tuscany
Monteverro S.r.l. Soc. Agr. | Strada Aurelia Capalbio 11 | IT 58011 Capalbio

29340423 · 2,25 l · 132,44 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shipping4 units available

Chardonnay in the Maremma – that sounds like a bad idea. The sun is too strong, the summer too long, the heat too Mediterranean. And yet: Georg Weber accepted this bet. Not because he had to, but because he loves Chardonnay – the great white Burgundy wines, their texture, their complexity, their ability to translate a place rather than mask it. Capalbio is one of the very few places on the Tuscan coast where this bet pays off: 30 to 80 metres above sea level, five kilometres from the Tyrrhenian Sea, clay-limestone with eroded stones, constant sea breezes, cool nights. Each parcel is vinified separately – because Weber believes that the place should have the last word and not the cellar. Whole bunch pressing, natural fermentation, maturation on the fine lees with regular bâtonnage, gravity only throughout the process. Maturation in French barriques and oval concrete tanks – a combination that gives the Chardonnay structure and depth without tiring it out. Around 5,000 bottles. The terroir does not allow for more.

2023 began with a rainy spring – around 150 mm in April and May alone – and developed into a sunny, dry summer with pronounced temperature fluctuations. For Chardonnay on these soils, this meant freshness, precision and aromatic purity. Brilliant gold colour with green reflections. Toasted brioche, white peach, cedar, fresh mango and slate on the nose – complex, layered, with a stillness that is normally only found in white Burgundy. Fresh and round on the palate, with pear, hay, quince and a final of lemon tart and fine spice. Long, precise, unmistakable. Not a Tuscan white wine that imitates a school – one that has found its own way. SUPERIORE.DE