Chardonnay 'Teresa Manara 26 Agosto' Cantele 2024
The "Teresa Manara" Chardonnay is made from late-harvested, very ripe grapes, vinified in wood and barriques and aged for 12 months. Exuberant and ample aromas of honey, sweet spices, exotic fruit, melted butter and much more engage the senses in a soft, warm, creamy, savoury and very long finish
The Chardonnay “Teresa Manara Ventisei Agosto” from the Apulian winery Cantele is a wine with a typically Mediterranean profile, intense, rich, and dense in aromas. It is made from very ripe grapes that have concentrated all the sun and heat of the Salento land. The vinification in wood helps to enhance the notes of harmonious softness of the wine, which offers a sip characterized by aromas of tropical fruit and buttery pastry sensations. It is a version of Chardonnay suitable for those who love whites with good structure, soft, creamy, enveloping, and with great taste persistence.
The white Chardonnay “Teresa Manara Ventisei Agosto” is born in the deep heart of Salento. The Cantele estate is located in the countryside of Guagnano, a few kilometers north of Lecce. The warm and breezy climate, always mitigated by the gentle sea breezes and the poor soils, predominantly composed of sand and limestone, have proven to be very suitable, not only for cultivating local varieties such as Negroamaro and Primitivo but also for the noble white from Burgundy. Chardonnay has been present in Puglia for a long time and in Salento, it expresses wines with a typically territorial face.territorial. At these latitudes, the grape variety demonstrates remarkable versatility and manages to interpret the characteristics of the terroir, producing wines with a warm and intense face. A variety that, despite being native to Northern Europe, shows great adaptability and expressive plasticity.
The Chardonnay “Teresa Manara Ventisei Agosto” is the flagship white wine of the Cantele winery. It is produced with late-harvested Chardonnay grapes. Fermentation begins in stainless steel tanks and ends in oak barrels. Before bottling, the wine matures in barrels for about 12 months. It presents a bright and luminous golden yellow color. The bouquet expresses mature aromas of yellow fruit, citrus zest, tropical fruit, buttery notes, hints of vanilla, and soft spices. On the palate, it has a good structure and a harmonious, warm, and round sip, with dense and broad aromas. The finish is long and very persistent.