The 2017 Sicilia Jalé is a pure expression of Chardonnay with fruit from the Vigneto del Ventaglio on the Tenuta Ficuzza property. This wine opens to a bright off-gold appearance with saturated color intensity. The bouquet is thickly redolent of honey, canned peach, toasted almond and vanilla bean. The style is big and broad, and the overall dimension of the wine feels even bigger and broader in a hot and dry vintage like 2017. This is a sophisticated and well-made effort, although such a full-bodied white might prove difficult to pair with foods that are not roasted or baked. This wine ages in barrique for eight months. Production is 25,000 bottles.