AROMAS & FLAVORS
Fiorella entices the senses from the first swirl of the glass. A bouquet of pear, honeysuckle, Meyer lemon and creme brûlée lead to rich flavors and a creamy mouthfeel. Apricot, vanilla, brioche and buttercream characters complete this wine.
FOOD PAIRINGS
Our Fiorella Chardonnay is the perfect wine to serve as an apéritif. It also pairs nicely with light pasta and seafood courses or chicken, pork, turkey and veal. Mild-flavored cheeses are also excellent choices.
HOW IT’S MADE
Grapes for this wine are gently hand harvested and whole-cluster pressed. The juice is cold settled for 24 hours, racked to barrels and fermented for 25 days. This wine undergoes 90% malolactic fermentation and is sur lie aged for 10 months with weekly stirring in 30% new French oak barrels. The final blend was assembled in July 2021, then barrel aged until bottling, for a total of 16 months barrel aging.
THE VINTAGE
The winter of 2020-2021 had minimal rainfall and mild temperatures leading to drought conditions in Sonoma County. With a warmer than average winter and spring, bud break was two weeks ahead of normal. Summer was warm and dry, with a few short heat spikes. The warm weather resulted in beautifully ripened fruit and the earliest harvest Ferrari-Carano has ever had, August 16th! The white grape harvest was finished on October 8th.
