Tasting notes :
🎨 Crystalline and intense golden yellow.
👃 The olfactory range is complex, opening with assertive notes of exotic fruit, chestnut honey, toasted hazelnut, and aromatic lemon cream.
🌿 Vanilla spice and cotton candy.
👅 On the palate, it is soft, full, and structured. Sweet, ripe fruit balances the fresh and savory elements.
⏳ A very long and persistent finish with notes of sweet vanilla spice.
Food pairings:
🍚 Risotto with aromatic herbs, shrimp spaghetti, chicken curry.
🥩 According to Salento tradition: hand-cut sausage, Laterza liver, Gravina marro, Apulian bombette, and grilled or griddled caciocavallo cheese.
❄️ Serving temperature: 10 °C.
Apulian Chardonnay is distinguished by its versatility in food pairings, marrying perfectly with both seafood and meat dishes. Its freshness and aromatic complexity make it an ideal companion for light appetizers and spicy dishes, such as risotto with aromatic herbs or a creamy chicken curry. Furthermore, it is traditionally appreciated with local specialties like hand-cut sausage and Laterza liver, enhancing the richness and intense flavors of Apulian cuisine. A cool serving temperature (around 10 °C) brings out its flavor profile to the fullest, offering a balanced and refined tasting experience.
This excellent wine ages for twelve months in the 100 French oak barriques that give this limited series its name.
