Fontodi Meriggio Sauvignon Blanc 2025

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Fontodi Meriggio Sauvignon Blanc

Region: Tuscany, Italy

Vintage: 2025

Bottle size: 75cl

Grape: Sauvignon Blanc, Trebbiano

ABV: 13%

Notes: Certified Organic, Vegetarian

`Meriggio` is pale lemon in colour. The nose shows fresh, grassy aromas, leading to a lively, lifted palate with a mineral undertone and a long, elegant finish.

The Fontodi estate comprises 107 hectares of vineyards in an amphitheatre-shaped valley in the south of Panzano. This shape facilitates the full ripening of the grapes. ‘Meriggio’ is made from a north-facing vineyard called ‘La Rota’, which has 21-year-old vines planted at 4,000 and 6,000 per hectare, on stony galestro soils, allowing excellent drainage and helping develop a deep root system.

After picking, the grapes were carried to the Fontodi winery and carefully selected on sorting tables. After pressing, the fruit was fermented in a combination of stainless-steel vats (60%), terracotta amphora (30%) and untoasted tonnaux (10%). No malolactic fermentation was allowed to take place. The wine remained in tonnaux for six months before release.

The Manetti family has owned Fontodi since 1968 but has been in Chianti for centuries, producing the finest terracotta at their factory in Ferrone. The same attention to detail on their terracotta has been brought to bear on Fontodi over the past 50 years, transforming a crumbling farmhouse with a few hectares of vineyard into one of Chianti Classico’s most impressive estates.

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