White
Langhe Chardonnay
By Bric Castelvej - Gallino Domenico, Roero, Piemonte, Italy
Chardonnay from vineyards in Canale d'Alba on silty-sandy soil, made with cold skin maceration and kept in steel.
Tasting notes
Enveloping, delicate nose. A white of good structure that suits a whole meal and holds up to substantial dishes. Best drunk young, though it can take some ageing.
Pairs well with
Suits a whole meal, including substantial dishes.
Technical details
- Style
- White
- Denomination
- Langhe DOC Chardonnay
- Grape
- Chardonnay 100%
- Production area
- Canale d'Alba
- Soil
- Silty-sandy
- Harvest
- Late August to early September
- Vinification
- Grapes are picked by hand at the point where sugar and acidity balance. The estate applies skin maceration to its white wine too, done cold (cryomaceration) so as not to pull out too much colour. The wine then stays only in stainless steel tanks.
- Serving temperature
- 10-12°C
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