{"id":53244,"date":"2022-12-05T17:06:02","date_gmt":"2022-12-05T17:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/curlan-chardonnay-riserva-the-new-soloist-from-cantina-girlan\/"},"modified":"2023-01-11T07:11:41","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T07:11:41","slug":"curlan-chardonnay-riserva-soloist-girlan-wine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/en\/curlan-chardonnay-riserva-soloist-girlan-wine\/","title":{"rendered":"Curlan Chardonnay Riserva: The New “soloist” from Cantina Girlan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The cult and passion for terroir find a new interpreter in the first white wine to join the “Solist” line, the star of Cantina Girlan<\/strong>. From two specific plots comes a Chardonnay of great personality and longevity.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Studying Chardonnay<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Two small and selected plots within a historic sub-area, many years of study, research and countless micro-vinifications, the desire to produce a great white that can defy time and return the territory of origin in the glass<\/strong>. These were the goals that from the beginning guided Cantina Girlan in the creation of a new white wine<\/a>, the first to become part of the “Solisti” line, the crown jewel of the winery and exclusively reserved for those labels that possess a unique identity and potential for great longevity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We are really satisfied with the result we managed to achieve after years of study and careful analysis,” explains Oscar Lorandi, president of Cantina Girlan. \u201cThe challenge we set ourselves was to make a Chardonnay with great character and at the same time capable of defying time without any fear. To do this, we needed to find vineyards with precise characteristics, capable of clearly ‘signing’ the wine, a fundamental aspect especially when confronted with a grape variety like Chardonnay, endowed with great personality<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Girlan<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The grapes for the Curlan Chardonnay Riserva 2019 S\u00fcdtirol-Alto Adige Doc <\/strong>were selected from two precise plots, “Gschleier” and “Schreckbichl,” located within the “Girlan” subzone, between 450 and 500 meters above sea level. They consist of a single total hectare of vineyards, aged between 20 and 25 years, with both eastern and western exposures, farmed on light, well-ventilated, gravel-rich soils formed from moraine deposits on volcanic porphyritic rock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The Girlan micro-zone has always had ideal climatic conditions for growing vines and Chardonnay in particular,” the president further specifies. “Here we find dry soils, excellent ventilation and perfect temperature changes <\/strong>to obtain aromas of great intensity and finesse.”<\/p>\n\n\n\r\n