Fernando
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Fernando is an elegant and versatile white wine, obtained from a blend of Vernaccia, Chardonnay, and other white grape varieties. It combines fresh aromas and harmonious structure, ideal for those seeking a refined everyday white wine.
Tasting Notes
Light straw yellow color with golden reflections. On the nose, it is fine, fragrant, and penetrating, with notes of wildflowers and white fruit. On the palate, it is dry, harmonious, with a pleasant freshness. A white wine that's easy to drink, yet memorable.
Food Pairings
Appetizers, white meats, fish, soups, soft cheeses. Also excellent with vegetarian dishes and shellfish.
Why Choose It
Fernando is the ideal white wine for any occasion. Fresh and fragrant, yet with good structure and personality. Perfect for those seeking a versatile white wine, suitable for both aperitifs and more complex dishes. A great companion to Tuscan cuisine.
Technical Characteristics
- Denomination: Tuscany IGT White “Fernando”
- Grape varieties: Vernaccia di San Gimignano, Chardonnay and other white grape varieties
- Production area: San Gimignano (Tuscany)
- Soil: Pliocene ocher sands and Pliocene calcareous concretions
- Altitude: 210-280 m above sea level
- Microclimate: Humid in winter/spring, hot and dry in summer
- Planting density: 4,500 vines/ha
- Yield: 70 hl/ha
- Training system: Guyot and spurred cordon. Partial grass cover, green pruning, manual grape selection
- Harvest: Manual, with grape selection
- Vinification: White wine making, destemming and soft pressing with cooling of the crushed grapes for brief maceration, separation from skins. Fermentation at controlled temperature on fine lees.
- Aging: In bottle for at least 1 month
- Alcohol content: 12.5% vol
- Serving temperature: 10 °C
