Chardonnay Casali Roncali Cantine Bertiolo

 

This excellent producer in Udine Italy provides us with many of our lovely and commercial Pinots Grigio but in a deliberate and concerted move upmarket, they have rebranded their premium Casali Roncali range and invested heavily in quality upgrades.

 

The Friulian Chardonnay you see before you is the latest example to join the line and represents a showcase for Chardonnay’s capacity to reflect terroir, or in other words the impression of place that some wines deliver. A taste of a region.

 

Deceptively soft and light on the initial palate before deepening and widening as you swirl it around. No oak but conveying a herby butteriness all the same.

 

Enigmatic I’d say; not a big wallop on the approach like a warmer climate Chardonnay and less “fruit-forward” if I can use a winey term, more a grower that passes first impression with little impression but then develops and tugs at the senses as you move down your glass/bottle.

 

By the end of your drinking experience of this delightful wine, I reckon you too will be seeking another bottle.

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​Take home £16

​175ml Glass £8.40