Wine Farnese, "Fantini" Chardonnay, Terre di Chieti IGT, 2018
Tasting Notes
Wine ruby red color with garnet reflections.
The wine has an intense, persistent taste with a good balance, ripe tannins and a pleasant aftertaste.
Intense aroma of the wine reveals fruity notes of cherry, plum and vanilla nuances.
Wine perfectly combines with Italian cuisine.
Interesting Facts
"Fantini" - a rich, balanced wine made from selected grapes of Montepulciano, which grows in the vineyards in the Ortona, San Salvo and Pollutri. After harvesting berries tested maceration and fermentation for 15 days. This wine should be drunk young.
In 1582, Princess Margaret of Austria, daughter of Emperor Charles V, married the Duke of Parma, Ottavio Farnese and bought for 52,000 ducats town of Ortona. Fascinated by the fresh air and scenic land area, she decided to build a castle on the coast for recreation. Construction of "Margarita" - so affectionately called Castle - gave great impetus to the development of the surrounding land and the development of viticulture and winemaking. Wine fairly quickly became not just popular, they are decorated with numerous banquets major European courts.
Today, the company continues to cultivate Farnese those same vineyards, located in the northern part of the picturesque valley of the river Moro. Vineyards have excellent exposure and rising just 30 kilometers away Maiella mountain height of 3000 meters creates an excellent microclimate. Area leased vineyards is 150 hectares, the total annual production - 11 million bottles. According to Antonio Galloni wine critic from the magazine "Wine Advocate" "wine from Farnese clean," right "and very tasty. The farm does not stray too far from its main course - the production of simple, well-made wine." At present, the Farnese offers two lines : first - a simple varietal wines, the second - a series of "Casale Vecchio", which consists of a special wine selections. Farnese is unsurpassed ratio "price-quality" and that is why the winery for three consecutive years to recognize the "Italian Winery of the Year"!
Producer's description
In 1582, Princess Margaret of Austria, daughter of Emperor Charles V, married Ottavio Farnese , Duke of Parma, and bought the city of Ortona for 52,000 ducats. Fascinated by the fresh air and picturesque lands of the area, she decided to build a castle on the coast for relaxation. The construction of "Margarita" - so the castle was affectionately called - gave a great impetus to the development of adjacent lands and the development of viticulture and winemaking. Wines quickly became not just popular, they decorated numerous banquets of the main European courts.
Today, the Farnese company continues to cultivate the same vineyards located in the northern part of the picturesque Moro River Valley. The vineyards have an excellent exposure, and the 3,000-meter-high mountain Maiella, which rises just 30 kilometers from them, creates an excellent microclimate. The area of leased vineyards is 150 hectares, the total annual production is 11,000,000 bottles. According to wine critic Antonio Galloni of the Wine Advocate magazine , "Farnese wines are clean, 'correct' and very tasty. The estate does not deviate too far from its main course - the production of simple, well-made wines." Currently Farnese offers two lines: the first - a simple varietal wines, the second - a series of "Casale Vecchio", which consists of wines of special selections. Farnese represents an unsurpassed value for money and that is why the winery was recognized as the "Italian Winery of the Year" for three years in a row!
