In a modern mould of Victorian chardonnays comes a wine from Italian province of Puglia that is sweeping all before it. Most recently 2016 San Marzano Edda Bianco Salento has been awarded title of ‘Italy White Wine of the Year’
elegant medium--bodied peach scented laced with apple and white blossom. Slight notes of buttery toast is wound around a stonefruit & tropical influenced core.
Through the decades this coooperative has grown significantly, attracting over 1200 vine growers, using modern and technologically advanced plants and producing elegant wines without forgetting the obligation to the very old Apulian wine tradition.
Nowadays the melding of time honoured tradition, passion and sensibility with contemporary techniques enables us to produce wines with distinctive varietal and regional characters, marvellously reflecting individual attention, seasonal variation and local terroir.
The vineyard’s soils and the Mediterranean terroir play a fundamental role in the production of high quality wines. Our region climate is extreme, the condition difficult since life stands the drought, the frost and the sirocco winds. But in the hands of our passionate winemakers even the fruits of our oldest bush vines become full-bodied and elegant wines, capable of considering ageing. Wines that can enrich the tasting experience beyond the most ambitious expectations.
Great majority Chardonnay (80%), 2016 San Marzano Edda Lei Bianco Salento IGT Chardonnay comprises 15% Moscatello Selvatinco and 5% Fiano. This distinctive blend is straw yellow with golden reflections. Mellow floral notes of peach and delicate vanilla pervades the nose. The palate is generous in its elegance displaying delightful notes of freshly squeezed lime, mint and herbal complexity. This beautifully balanced wine has a touch of minerality on the finish. Best served with first courses with fish and starters. Excellent with cheese.
Product/Service Sold Out | Yes |
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En Primeur | No |
New Arrivals | No |
Wine Type | White Wine |
Wine Style | Traditional |
Country | Italy |
Region | Puglia |
Varietals | Chardonnay, Fiano |
Vintage | 2016 |
Bottle Size | 750ml |
Wine Points | 97 |
Wine Medals | 4 |