Cantele Chardonnay Teresa Manara Salento 750 ML

The Teresa Manara Cantele is a large Chardonnay rodotto with Guyot-grown grapes in the territory of Guagnano (Lecce). The name of this wine derives from the homage that his son Augusto Cantele wanted to make to Mother Teresa Manara a strong and proud woman who crossed Italy in the years in which the enterprises were still reserved for men, with a temperament of which today they are soaked the most important selections of Chardonnay and Negroamaro from the Guagnano company. The harvest takes place in mid-August. After crushing and soft pressing, the must is cooled to 10 ° C in order to favor a natural clarification. The first part of the alcoholic fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks and the temperature is always kept below 15 ° C. The fermenting must is then placed in barriques where the fermentation is completed. At the end of fermentation the wine stays sur lies in French oak barrels for about 8 months.