The Stone 2018 Chardonnay Tuscany IGT Folonari Estates
The Stone 2018 Chardonnay Tuscany IGT Folonari Estates
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What does this wine taste like?
Technical details
| Cellar | Tenute Folonari |
|---|---|
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| SIze | 0.75l |
| Grapes | Chardonnay |
Description
La Pietra 2018 Chardonnay Toscana IGT Tenute Folonari
La Pietra 2018 Chardonnay Toscana IGT by Tenute Folonari is a white wine of great personality, capable of combining elegance, structure, and aromatic depth in a distinctive style. It is made from pure Chardonnay grapes and characterfully interprets the Tuscan territory, offering a rich, savory, and complex profile, ideal for those seeking an important and long-lived white wine.
Territory and wine style
The grapes come from the vineyards of Tenute del Cabreo, on the hills of Panzano in Chianti, about 450 meters above sea level. This hilly context helps define a wine with a fresh, vertical, and well-balanced profile, where the maturity of the fruit is accompanied by a marked gustatory tension. The Toscana IGT allows this Chardonnay to express a modern and authoritative style, enriched by aging in wood and a refinement designed to enhance structure and complexity.
Tasting notes
In the glass, it presents a bright canary yellow color, with greenish reflections that highlight its liveliness. The nose reveals intense aromas of exotic fruits, followed by floral notes of acacia flower and more evolved, mineral nuances. The palate is dry, full-bodied, and persistent, supported by excellent acidity and a marked savoriness that leads to an almost saline finish. The maturation in toasted French oak barrels, with bâtonnage, contributes to giving volume, roundness, and a more complex texture, without sacrificing freshness.
Recommended pairings
La Pietra 2018 Chardonnay Toscana IGT pairs well with structured seafood dishes, shellfish, baked fish, white meats in delicate preparations, and flavorful first courses based on vegetables or mushrooms. Its intensity also makes it suitable for moderately aggressive aged cheeses and recipes with a fatty or buttery component, which finds balance in the freshness and minerality of the wine.
Serving temperature
To best appreciate La Pietra 2018 Chardonnay Toscana IGT, a serving temperature between 10 and 12 °C is recommended. If opened at a more evolved stage, it can benefit from a few minutes of oxygenation in the glass or decanter, allowing its complex bouquet to be released more precisely.
Why buy it
It is an interesting choice for those looking to buy wine online, focusing on a prestigious Tuscan white with a recognizable personality and a remarkable capacity for bottle evolution. La Pietra 2018 combines history, territory, and winemaking style, offering an intense, elegant, and versatile Chardonnay in pairings, perfect for an important dinner, a valuable gift, or to enrich one’s cellar with a reference label.
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