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Marchese Antinori Cuvée Royale Franciacorta
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Antinori
The Antinori family has been dedicated to the art of winemaking for over six centuries, since 1385, when Giovanni di Piero Antinori became a member of the Arte Fiorentina dei Vinattieri, the guild of Florentine winemakers. Throughout the history of these twenty-six generations, the Antinori family has run the business directly, making innovative and sometimes bold decisions with respect for tradition and the environment. Today, Albiera Antinori is President of Marchesi Antinori with the support of her two sisters, Allegra and Alessia. Their father, Marchese Piero Antinori, is the current honorary president of the company and the man behind the world-famous Tignanello from Chianti region - a wine that breaks tradition and makes a blend between Sangiovese and the French varieties Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. Tradition, passion, innovation and intuition are the driving forces behind Marchesi Antinori, which to this day help them establish themselves as one of the most important winemakers of elite Italian wine.
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Chardonnay
Chardonnay is the world's most famous white-wine grape and also one of the most widely planted. Of course, the most highly regarded expressions of the variety are those from Burgundy and California, but many high-quality examples are made in Italy, Australia, New Zealand and parts of South America. Describing the flavours of Chardonnay is not easy. This is not thanks to the complexity of the varietal itself but usually due its susceptibility to winemaking techniques - such as Malolactic fermentation which gives distinctive buttery aromas or Fermentation or maturation in oak barrels which contributes to the wine with smokey notes of vanilla, honey and even cinnamon, and not last the lees contact while in barrel imparts biscuity, doughy flavours. And all these incorporated with the varietal aromas of tropical (banana, pineapple and guava) to stone fruits (peach, nectarine and apricot), sometimes even citrus and apple notes. Climate plays a major role in dictating which fruit flavours a Chardonnay will have - warm regions (California, Australia ) make more tropical styles; temperate zones (southern Burgundy, New Zealand) - stone fruit notes, while the very coolest (Chablis, Champagne) lean towards green-apple aromas.
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