Mandrarossa Chardonnay 2025

Mandrarossa Chardonnay

Region: Sicily, Italy

Vintage: 2025

Bottle size: 75cl

Grape: Chardonnay

ABV: 12.5%

This wine is pale straw yellow in colour, with delicate green hues. On the nose, it has aromas of orange peel, oleander flower and prickly pear. The palate is powerful with good minerality and a persistent finish.

The vineyards for this wine are located in the area around Menfi on the south-western coast of Sicily. Vines grow on south and south–east facing hills at 150-350 metres above sea level on limestone soil. Vines are Guyot trained and planted at a density of 4,000-4,500 plants per hectare.

After the grapes were crushed and destemmed, the must was immediately cooled to 5-8°C, and maintained at these temperatures for four to six hours. The resulting must was then softly pressed and the juice obtained was clarified at a low temperature for 36 hours. The clear must was fermented in stainless-steel tanks for 15-20 days at 16-18°C. The wine was aged for four months in stainless-steel tanks at 10°C.

The Mandrarossa wines come from a selection of the best sites from Cantine Settesoli’s 6,000 hectares of vineyard, situated in southwestern Sicily and planted with 32 different grape varieties. The vineyards are split between the 2,000 members of the co-op, and cover the area around Selinunte, the hauntingly beautiful ruins of a Greek town founded 2,600 years ago. Cantine Settesoli helps to support the restoration of this archaeological site.