White
Langhe Chardonnay
By Barberis, Langhe, Piemonte, Italy
Chardonnay from vineyards below the family home in Cortemilia, where sea breezes are said to give it savouriness. 13% vol.
Tasting notes
Straw yellow with greenish reflections. Golden apple, peach and lychee with delicate hints of thyme and marjoram. Fresh and easy to approach; a long savoury finish with a bitter almond note.
Pairs well with
Perfect as an aperitif, also with fish pasta, white meats and fresh cheeses. In Piedmont: Russian salad, fresh Roccaverano DOP, cooked salami. In Italy: spaghetti allo scoglio, herb frittata, vegetable tart. Worldwide: prawn cocktail, clam soup, soy noodles with vegetables.
Technical details
- Style
- White
- Denomination
- Langhe DOC Chardonnay
- Grape
- Chardonnay 100%
- Production area
- Cortemilia (CN), about 270 m above sea level
- Soil
- Calcareous-marly
- Exposure
- South-east
- Harvest
- First half of September, hand-picked
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot, 6,000 vines/ha (the older web page says high spurred cordon, planted 1990)
- Vinification
- About 15-20 hours of skin maceration in a pneumatic press, then fermentation at controlled temperature; malolactic fermentation depending on the vintage. 6-8 months in steel with weekly bâtonnages and 12-18 months in bottle before release.
- Serving temperature
- 8-10 °C
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