San Marzano EDDA Bianco Salento IGP 2024 (Italy)

Description

Floral, Peach, Vanilla

Straw yellow with goldish reflections; mellow floral notes, peach and delicate vanilla hints pervade the nose. Generous in its elegance, fresh, delicate and mineral.

Rated 99 points in five straight vintages, this elegant wine is our #1 selling Italian White. Edda (‘she’ in Salento dialect) is the feminine and sensual soul of San Marzano. This region also produces a number of whites with structure, complexity, and enough body to hold up to chilling them down on a warm summer day. Such is the case for the Edda Bianco, an aromatic blend of Chardonnay, Moscatello, and Fiano that is flat out amazing for the price. The Moscatello matches the Chardonnay in richness, and adds notes of citrus fruits and white flowers, while the Fiano gives minerality from the layers of calcareous soils, the hallmark of whites from Puglia. Don’t miss what Luca Maroni calls the best white in Italy!

Edda (‘she’ in Salento dialect) is the feminine and sensual soul of San Marzano. It is a complex white wine, full of Mediterranean notes. Noticeable acidity intertwined with an enveloping and elegant warmth, savoury and mineral notes on the palate. The Chardonnay grapes give the wine finesse and longevity, together with different varieties indigenous to Puglia, that year after year compete to complement the blend.

San Marzano (TA), Salento, Puglia. The area is about 100 m above sea level and benefits from great diurnal temperature variations.

Destemming of the grapes and cryomaceration for a few hours, followed by a soft pressing of the marc and cold settling. Alcoholic fermentation in French oak barrels.

Food Pairing: Starters, fish first courses and cheese Serving temperature: 12-14°C.