„Enzo Pontoni literally lives in his vineyards, at home only for lunch and dinner. I can’t remember many wines that I would rather have on my dining table. The wines are among the best that have ever been produced anywhere.“ ROBERT PARKER
2021 Miani Chardonnay
WOW…… terrific balance, elegance and clarity. Not a jump-in-the-face Chardonnay, instead rather reluctant with calmness/inner peace „Gelassenheit “. In addition like all italian wines a great food companion.
Ultra-rare Chardonnay, as it is a very small production, rather a boutique-winery. Quite expensive the wines and should you find them in an italian restaurant, order it.
„The boutique winery Miani and the great winegrower Enzo Pontoni with his penchant for perfectionism are already a myth during his lifetime. The tiny, inconspicuous farmhouse located in the middle of the fields of the Friuli Colli Orientali DOC in the municipality of Buttrio, near the border with Slovenia, is known exclusively for its cult wines. On the small farm, named after the family name of his mother, Enzo Pontoni cultivates in the majority of the rented plots, besides the international varieties Merlot, Cabernet and Chardonnay, also local grapes like Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso, Pignolo, Tazzelenghe, Friulano, Ribolla Gialla and Schioppettino according to strict biological principles. In winter, the vines are rigorously pruned by the ingenious winegrower, who is obsessed with his work. Almost no grape is good enough for the uncompromising loner to be processed in the undemanding but more than sufficient cellar. Each vineyard is treated by Pontoni according to its own microclimate so that the specific personality of the vines is fully expressed. The whites and reds are usually vinified by the winegrower in large oak barrels without temperature control. So that he can take care of the essentials with infinite patience.“
