Fontanelle
⏳ Drikkevindue
Typically best enjoyed within 2 to 6 years from the vintage release, when its vibrant fruit character and oak-derived complexity are in perfect harmony.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Pan-seared sea bass with lemon-butter sauce, roasted chicken with herbs, or creamy wild mushroom risotto.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Castello Banfi's Fontanelle is a pioneering expression of Tuscan Chardonnay, born from the estate's groundbreaking clonal research in the southern hills of Montalcino during the late 20th century. While Montalcino is world-renowned for its robust Sangiovese, Banfi sought to prove that its unique microclimate and complex soils, composed of clay, sand, and calcareous pebbles, could also nurture world-class white wines. Fontanelle is crafted entirely from Chardonnay grapes, fermented and aged in French oak barriques with regular battonage. This meticulous process imparts a luxurious texture, seamlessly blending vibrant tropical fruit and citrus aromas with elegant notes of vanilla, toasted hazelnut, and butterscotch, reflecting a harmonious marriage of French winemaking tradition and Tuscan sun.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Banfi blev grundlagt i 1978 af de italiensk-amerikanske brødre John og Harry Mariani og har sit hjerte omkring den historiske middelalderfæstning Castello di Poggio alle Mura i toscanske Montalcino. Vingården spillede en afgørende rolle i den moderne renæssance for Brunello di Montalcino gennem banebrydende klonforskning i Sangiovese, topmoderne vinifikationsteknikker og et kompromisløst fokus på miljømæssig bæredygtighed. Med førsteklasses vinmarker i både Toscana og Piemonte forener huset klassisk italiensk vintradition med moderne præcision. Banfi er internationalt anerkendt for sine stilskabende Brunello di Montalcino-aftapninger, udtryksfulde Supertoscanere som Cum Laude og Belnero samt en alsidig portefølje af elegante enkeltdrue- og mousserende vine.