White
Pensiero Infinito
By Bricco Maiolica, Langhe, Piemonte, Italy
Barrel-fermented Chardonnay from the estate's oldest vineyard, first made with the 2005 harvest; each vintage carries a different painted label.
Tasting notes
Deep yellow with golden shades. Intense bouquet of tropical fruit and vanilla; elegant, long-lasting fruity flavour.
Pairs well with
Seafood, aged cheeses, dry desserts and Piedmontese bonet
Technical details
- Style
- White
- Denomination
- Langhe DOC Chardonnay
- Grape
- Chardonnay 100%
- Production area
- 340 m above sea level
- Exposure
- West
- Vineyard planting
- 0.5 ha planted in 1989, about 3,000 bottles
- Vinification
- From the oldest vineyard. The must ferments in French oak barrels for about 50 days, with malolactic fermentation in the same barrels, then weekly batonnage on the lees without racking for 20 months. Each vintage also yields 1,000 numbered magnums in a wooden box with an art label.
- Serving temperature
- 12 to 14 C
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