Description
Friuli Isonzo Chardonnay Jurosa 2016 Lis Neris
Variety: Chardonnay 100%
Straw yellow color with gold shadows.
The nose is wonderfully intense, multi-faceted and of great finesse. The aromas are of fresh fruit, with yellow peach, apple and banana. Flowers follow, with gerbera and mimosa. To increase the complexity and therefore the overall charm come the acacia honey, the powder the maritime pine resin and the vanilla. Even the aromatic herbs and the Mediterranean scrub in general.
On the palate it is rich, voluminous, and at the same time well structured. In balance between hardness and softness, it is harmonious and very pleasant. Aromas of aromatic herbs, yellow peach and pineapple reach the nasal receptors. Very persistent.
Elegant and complex, it stands out for its class in the great sea of world chardonnay.
He does not fear comparisons.
Friuli Isonzo Chardonnay Jurosa 2016 Lis Neris
The vineyards are located in the municipality of San Lorenzo Isontino, at an average altitude of 60 meters above sea level.
Soil: it’s clayey with gravelly and calcareous residues, and the average age of the vines is 25 years.
Plant density: it’s 5200 plants per hectare. The training system is espalier with guyot pruning.
Alcoholic fermentation takes place in 500 liter French oak barrels at a controlled temperature of 22-24 ° C.
The refinement takes place in the same fermentation containers for 11 months. Having left the fermentation residues of yeasts in the wine, frequent bâtonnage is carried out.
After bottling it matures in the company cellars for another 12 months.
Lis Neris is a family company, admirably managed by Alvaro Pecorari.
Wines are produced exclusively with grapes coming from the vineyards of the property and from some vines grown directly in the Slovenian territory. In the vineyard the fight against pests is conducted with biological systems, and the vast majority of operations are carried out manually.
The company can boast a control of carbon dioxide emissions, and in terms of energy it uses solar energy captured and transformed by its own photovoltaic systems, making it completely self-sufficient.
