Guado al Melo White wine

Guado al Melo Bianco is an elegant assemblage of Italian white grape varieties. Made only in limited quantities and with great care, it shows delicate notes of toast, notable complexity, a crisp minerality and a refined and lengthy finish.

Its character admits of some ageing, which will bring rich and surprising impressions.

Label: This year brings a different label from that in past vintages, since we did not think that the former label adequately communicated the character of this wine.

The new design presents a satyr drinking and holding in his hand a kantharos, the traditional double-handled wine drinking cup, an image taken from the Etruscan culture that became the symbol of Bacchus.

DENOMINATION: Toscana IGT white
VARIETY: Vermentino, Fiano, Verdicchio and Manzoni bianco.
VINEYARD: Castagneto C. (LI) - Tuscany, planted in 1999 at an altitude of 50 metres, with a density of 8,000 vines per hectare (spurred cordon).
SOIL: Alluvial, with good pebble-gravel texture and moderate clay content.
CLIMATE: Mediterranean, with significant diurnal temperature ranges.
HARVEST: hand-picking selection
VINIFICATION: The clusters are very lightly pressed, and the must is then cold-settled naturally. The must is cool-fermented in steel.
MATURATION: 10 months sur-lie in stee.
BOTTLE-AGEING: A minimum of 12 months in glass.

SENSORY PROFILE: Appearing a deep, brilliant yellow, the wine opens to crisp, cleanly-delineated notes of slaty mineral and aromatic herbs. The palate is nicely balanced, well structured, and crisply refreshing.
Suggested serving temperature 12°-14°C with shell fish, fish, mild cheese and vegetable dish.