White
Biancoluna
By Laiolo Davide, Asti, Piemonte, Italy
Piemonte Viognier from Vinchio, 14.5% vol., suited to 3 to 6 years of ageing.
Tasting notes
Straw yellow with bright greenish reflections. Yellow-fleshed fruit on the nose, mainly acacia flowers and peach. Soft and persistent.
Pairs well with
Fish dishes, vegetables, and seafood or meat starters
Technical details
- Style
- White
- Denomination
- Piemonte DOC Viognier
- Grape
- Viognier 100%
- Production area
- Vinchio
- Soil
- Loose, calcareous, mostly sandy; sands of marine origin
- Exposure
- North-west, 230 m a.s.l.
- Harvest
- First ten days of September
- Vineyard planting
- Trained on trellis (controspalliera), Guyot pruning; integrated pest management
- Vinification
- Soft pressing, then fermentation for about 10 days in steel tanks at 17 °C. Ageing: 3 months in steel tanks on the fine lees.
- Serving temperature
- 12-13 °C
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