Fenice 2018 - Ca' del Conte

Fenice - Ca' del Conte

"Fenice" by Ca 'del Conte is a macerated white wine made from Chardonnay grapes. The grapes come from a vineyard of about one hectare, named "Il Castelletto", located in Rivanazzano Terme, right where the outpost of the noble Malaspina family once stood. A historical place, therefore, but also suggestive and rich in biodiversity, carpeted today by rows of Chardonnay vines of about 40 years of age that stand out from the lush hills at about 320 meters above sea level. Rooted on a grassy ground, composed of a high presence of limestone and skeleton, they enjoy a spectacular exposure to the west and a particularly favorable microclimate for the ripening of the grapes. In the cellar it is fermented in small steel containers with its native yeasts and remains in contact with the skins for about 12 days. After aging in steel, it is bottled without filtration and addition of sulphites. A golden yellow wine. The nose is striking for its aromas reminiscent of lumps, ripe fruit and spices. The sip is rich, pulpy, intense and expressive.

Service

We taste it at a temperature of 8/10 ° in ballon glasses. Wine to drink immediately but will express its best in a few years.

Pairing

Excellent wine to pair with fish starters, first courses with vegetables, second courses with white meats.

Winery: Ca' del Conte

The new project of the Ca 'del Conte farm was born in 2003 from the will of Paolo and Martina Macconi. They are located in the beautiful hills of Oltrepo Pavese in Case del Conte in the municipality of Rivanazzano Terme, a stone's throw from the Tortona Hills. The company extends for about 20 ha of which 16 are planted with vines and the rest includes woods, fruit trees and a vegetable garden. The vineyards are located on a medium hill on land originating in the Messinian-Tortonian period and are composed of a marly formation, more clayey on the surface and sandy-sandy in depth and are characterized by sulphurous infiltrations. They take care of the vines with the organic method, and therefore the vineyards are always grassed and are grown without the use of herbicides, synthetic chemical pesticides or insecticides. The grassing is managed with periodic mowing and occasional tillage of the soil around the stumps. The goal is to make the vines stronger and healthier from the attacks of pathologies, so as to reduce the copper and sulfur interventions to a minimum. During the vegetative cycle they intervene with green pruning operations, manually selecting the shoots, picking and pruning the vines in case of need. They cultivate vines of pinot noir, chardonnay, pinot gris and italic riesling of 35-40 years with the Geneva Double Courtain plant; in more recent plants they have created a project that involves the cultivation of pinot bianco and timorasso. Their wine is the direct expression of the grapes and the vintage, without reworking, corrections with synthetic chemicals, respecting the times of nature. They let the grapes reach full physiological maturity and manually collect the bunches in small boxes. They do not add sulfur dioxide or other additives to the must and let fermentation take place with the yeasts naturally present on the grapes. The wines are produced without the addition of oenological adjuvants, without any mechanical filtration process in winemaking and bottling.