The history of Fèlsina Chardonnay begins with grafts from French clones on the nearby estate of Farnetella, owned by the winery. New vineyards have been planted at Felsina in the area that rises from the Ombrone river up to the Poggiolo farm where soils are looser than in the Chianti Classico appellation, using a variety of clones and rootstocks that carry forward the research begun decades ago. First vintage 1987

Denomination
Indicazione Geografica Tipica Toscana.

Grape variety
100% Chardonnay.
Growing area
First grafts from French clones, starting in the mid 1980s, on the nearby Castello di Farnetella. New grafting in the first decade of the 2000s at Felsina, in the area of Podere Poggiolo.
Vineyard density
About 5.400 vines per hectare..
Training system
Simple Guyot with 8-14 buds. Thinning in July.
Harvest
Hand-picked into small casks.
Vineyard age
From the selection of vineyards in the seventies-eighty were conducted thorough investigations to identify the most suitable parent plants at drawing grafting and replanting took place in the early 2000s.

After hand-picking the clusters are soft pressed with about a 60% of juice yield. The must is cold settled and transferred after 24 hours into 225 lt French oak barrels, where fermentation occurs. The wine undergoes maturation on the lees with daily programmed batonnage, it is racked and assembled in August-September and bottled aged for at least 3 months before release.

Straw-yellow color. On the nose characteristics of tropical fruit and peach
with pleasant hints of spice and well-integrated vanilla. The palate is full and slightly creamy with an elegant and well-balanced structure to ensure better acidity and a fresh flavor.