Fontarca IGT Toscana

Tenimenti D’Alessandro

Pronunciation
fon-TAR-kah
Year
2008
Type
White
Winery
Tenimenti D’Alessandro
Region
Toscana
Oenologist
Dr. Stefano Chioccioli and Dr. Marco Pierucci

Overview

Since the 2007 harvest, FONTARCA white has been made with 100% Viognier grapes from vines originally planted in 1991 with a per hectare density of 7000 plants, and more recently (in 2005) with a per hectare density of 8500. The vineyards are located on land belonging to the winery at an altitude ranging from 290 to 300 metres a.s.l. For the 2007 vintage, we chose to significantly reduce the number of bottles produced (from a 15-thousand-bottle average per vintage to just 7000). The reason behind this decision was a desire to wholly identify the wine with the Viognier grape, moving away from the winery's tradition of using significant amounts of Chardonnay, with a view to making a clean break with a more international model in favour of fully embracing a vine especially well acclimatised in the Cortona area.

Wine Notes

Grape Variety
100% Voignier
Vinification
Must is cold-settled in stainless steel vats, fermented, 40% in barriques (30% of which are new, while the remainder are used) 60% is stainless steel.
Aging
Aged 12 months, 40% barriques 60% stainless steel
Alcohol
13.5%
| Appearance
Straw yellow with greenish glints.
| Aroma
A fresh and spicy white with pineapple, passion fruit and light honey character.
| Taste
Medium in body. Clean finish.
| Serving Suggestions
Cave aged Gruyere or parmiggiano reggiano, grilled prawns, sea bass and pasta with shellfish or forest mushrooms.

Fontarca IGT Toscana

Suggested Retail:
$32.50
CSPC#:
727214
Available Sizes:
750ml
Bottles Per Case:
6