Le Rime
Chardonnay/Pinot Grigio
Toscana
Indicazione Geografica Tipica
Banfi
Story of the wine:
Le Rime is the local name for the steep slopes in the vineyards. Pinot Grigio, better known as a native of northern Italy, but here in Tuscany, where Banfi are the only growers of this variety, it is grown in the higher cooler altitudes it makes an excellent, slightly fuller wine. The freshness and acidity necessary to such a wine is achieved by early harvesting and a particular wine making technique of pre-fermentation oxidation to ensure a lively flavour. The Chardonnay, which always performs well in Tuscany, gives the wine extra weight and a complexity on the palate.
| Grape(s): | 70% Chardonnay, 30% Pinot Grigio |
| Area: | The Pinot Grigio is from Banfi’s own vineyards and the Chardonnay is from hillside vineyards in southern Tuscany. |
| Density: | 2,000 per ha |
| Yield: | 75 hl/ha |
| Training: | Spurs on Cordon |
| Harvest: | End of August |
| Vinification: | After light pressing it was vinified without sulphites at 14-160C in stainless steel vats for between 13 and 16 days. Usually there is a partial malolactic fermentation, except in certain vintages where it is necessary to maintain acidity and crispness. |
| Ageing: | After fermentation it is kept at low temperatures in stainless steel vats and this combined with early bottling in December helps to maintain a good level of CO2 to maintain freshness. |
Descriptions for Wine List:
1) The soft, rounded flavour of the Pinot Grigio combines with the firmer
structure of the Chardonnay to give a balanced weighty wine.
2) The highly reputed Banfi estate in Tuscany makes deliciously refreshing
white wines as well as fabled reds. The soft, rounded flavour of the
Pinot Grigio combines with the firmer structure of the Chardonnay to
give a balanced weighty wine.
3) Southern Tuscany is home to one of Italy’s best wine producers,
Castello Banfi. Not only do they make some of Italy’s finest red
wines such as Brunello di Montalcino, but they are also producers
of excellent fuller flavoured white wines. The soft, rounded flavour
of the Pinot Grigio combines with the firmer structure of the
Chardonnay to give a balanced weighty wine.
