# Piemonte Chardonnay (Ca'd'Gal)

> White, Piemonte DOC Chardonnay by [Ca'd'Gal](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/ca-d-gal.md), Asti, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/ca-d-gal-piemonte-chardonnay).

- **Producer:** Ca'd'Gal
- **Style:** White
- **Denomination:** Piemonte DOC Chardonnay
- **Grape:** Chardonnay
- **Production area:** Calamandrana, 250 m a.s.l.
- **Soil:** White marls and blue clays
- **Exposure:** North-East
- **Harvest:** Manual, first ten days of September
- **Vineyard planting:** 4500 plants/ha, Classic Guyot 6-8 buds, vines 15 years old, yield 65 HL/ha
- **Vinification:** Soft pressing of the grapes in the presence of carbon snow, fermentation in stainless steel autoclaves at controlled temperatures between 13/16C for 15/20 days, then the wine remains on lees until the following spring.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-26


## Summary

Piemonte DOC Chardonnay grown in Calamandrana at 250 m altitude, fermented in stainless steel and aged on the lees until spring.

## Tasting notes

Straw-yellow with bright golden reflections, mature on the nose with notes of banana and passion fruit, soft on the palate, with an intense fruit pulp and a fresh malic acidity.