2024 Camarà Chardonnay, Tenuta Mazzolino

• Style: Crisp, mineral, stainless-steel aged
• Taste: White peach, citrus, lemongrass, green almond finish
• Food: Seafood, buttered sole, creamy risotto, soft cheese
• Occasion: Aperitif, Sunday lunch, summer drinking, weeknight
• Serve: Chilled, 8–10°C

In the Glass — Tasting Notes

Pale straw-yellow and speaking of cool-climate precision: white peach and ripe citrus lead, followed by a subtle floral whisper and green-herb snap. The palate holds mineral tension alive — canary melon and lemongrass edge towards green almonds — before finishing with length and crispness that invites another sip. At 12.5% alcohol and aged entirely in stainless steel, this is bright, pure, alive.

The Winery — Tenuta Mazzolino

Tenuta Mazzolino sits on the rounded summit of Oltrepò Pavese's "hill of Pinot Nero," where cold Apennine winds flow down each morning to preserve flavour in the vines. The estate's 20 organically cultivated hectares are split into 36 parcels across limestone marl and chalky soils — the same substrate that gives backbone to some of Italy's greatest whites. The Chardonnay vineyard, planted in 1999 on east-facing slopes, roots into these terroirs at elevations between 300 and 350 metres. The 2024 vintage brought ideal conditions: spring rain ensured vigour, summer warmth ripened the grapes fully, and the winemaking team (guided by Burgundy consultant Kyriakos Kynigopoulos) navigated the tricky wet harvest with care. A 24-hour skin maceration of the aromatic Musqué clone added unexpected textural depth. Francesca Seralvo, who took the helm a decade ago, has deepened her family's forty-year commitment to organic viticulture and relentless refinement.

At Your Table — Food Pairing & Serving

This wine pairs beautifully with seafood, buttered sole, or creamy risotto; equally at home as an aperitif or alongside soft cheese. Its mineral tension and citrus snap make it a summer essential and the perfect weeknight pour. Tenuta Mazzolino embodies a philosophy of no shortcuts and no oak masks — just honest expression of grape and place. It stands among the finest examples of Chardonnay we've sourced, and sits alongside our Italy and Lombardy selections as proof that the north produces whites as compelling as anywhere on the continent.