White
Beviòn Selezione
By Boeri Vini, Asti, Piemonte, Italy
A selection of the best Chardonnay grapes from the Beviòn vineyard, fermented and aged in French oak. About 3,000 bottles a year at 13.5% vol, suggested cellaring of 7 to 8 years.
Tasting notes
Hay yellow with golden hue. Vanilla, exotic fruit, honey, buttery oranges and citrus; full-bodied with great texture, fine acidity and well-integrated wood. Aromatic notes: butter, honey, vanilla, banana.
Pairs well with
Tasty antipasti, fish and aged cheese: vitello tonnato, fondue, artichoke lasagna, fish soup.
Technical details
- Style
- White
- Denomination
- Piemonte DOC Chardonnay
- Grape
- Chardonnay 100%
- Production area
- Boeri's own vineyard Beviòn, a historic vineyard bought by grandfather Alfonso in the 1950s
- Soil
- Calcareous base, mixed clay
- Exposure
- South/south-east
- Harvest
- Thinning at the end of July; manual harvest, the finest bunches into small wooden crates
- Vineyard planting
- 5,500 vines per hectare, 30 years old, Guyot, 9,000 kg per hectare
- Vinification
- Gentle pressing; fermented and aged in French oak barriques for 12 months (intro; the tech details say 8 to 10 months in new barriques).
- Serving temperature
- 12-14 °C
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