In the glass

Full-bodiedHigh acidityDryLong finish

Aroma: yellow apple, white peach, honeysuckle, hazelnut

Palate: lemon curd, stone fruit, creamy oak, salinity

Caparzo's barrique-aged Chardonnay-led Toscana IGT, an under-the-radar Montalcino white.

What it pairs with

  • Roast chicken with lemon
    Stone-fruit lift matches lemon-roasted bird.
  • Pasta with porcini cream
    Hazelnut-oak finds the mushroom.
  • Pecorino fresco with pear
    Fresh sheep cheese and apple-pear notes.

History

Caparzo launched Le Grance in 1986 as Montalcino's first international-grape barrique-aged white.

  1. 1986 — First vintage of Le Grance

Facts

Producer
Tenuta Caparzo
Grapes
Chardonnay (70%), Traminer (20%), Sauvignon Blanc (10%)
Classification
Toscana IGT
Oak
8 months in French oak barriques
ABV
13.5%
Price
EUR 22 to 32 at retail
Drinking window
2 to 8 from vintage
First vintage
1986

Scores

  • Wine Advocate 91 (2020 vintage, reviewed 2022)

Tags

chardonnay dry full body hidden gem high acid medium term mood elegant mood refreshing occasion dinner party occasion summer old world pairs with mushroom pairs with pasta cream pairs with poultry pairs with white fish price trade up sauvignon blanc still white traminer
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