APPELLATION

Piemonte Chardonnay DOC

GRAPE VARIETIES

100 % Chardonnay

AGE OF VINES

First vintage produced in 1998

SOIL COMPOSITION

Calcareous clay marl, soil skeleton reveals presence of gypsum, iron conglomerate and a modest amount of calcium carbonate

VINEYARDS ALTITUDE

650 ft a.s.l.

TRAINING SYSTEM

Guyot

VINEYARD DENSITY

4 500 plants per hectare

HARVESTING

September 2017, selection in vineyards of the healthiest, ripest grapes hand collected in 40 lb picking baskets

VINIFICATION MODE

Soft pressing, fermentation and long aging(20 months) in french oak barrels with several batonnages

COLOR

Intense straw yellow, almost golden, vibrantly bright

NOSE

Complex and multifaceted, distinct minerality, notes of flint and then propolis, medlar, exotic fruit

MOUTHFEEL

enveloping with fresh sapidity, balanced by an evident smoothness, elegant, long lasting

PAIRING RECOMMENDATIONS

Curry prawns, roasted rabbit roll, seasoned pecorino

RECOMMENDED SERVING TEMPERATUR

14°C

Technical notes 

Vintage: 2017

TA: 6.84 g/L 

RS: 1.17 g/L 

Alcohol: 13.5 % 

Vinmonopolets varenummer: 14551701, tilleggsutvalget