Antinori Bramito Chardonnay

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Bramìto della Sala is produced by Marchesi Antinori at Castello della Sala, a medieval-castle estate in Umbria roughly 18 km from Orvieto near the Tuscan border; the 600-hectare property (229 ha under vine, 220-470m altitude) sits on soils of sedimentary marine-fossil deposits with clay veins that lend minerality and elegance. First produced in 1994, the wine is 100% Chardonnay. Grapes are destemmed and gently crushed, chilled to 10°C for a short skin maceration, then split between oak and stainless steel for fermentation at 16-18°C; only the oak-fermented lots undergo malolactic fermentation before blending and bottling.