White
Chardonnay
By Cantina Nicola, Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy
A Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc white from white-earth soils at 350 m, left about 5 months on its lees.
Technical details
- Style
- White
- Denomination
- Piemonte DOC Chardonnay
- Grape
- Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc
- Production area
- Altitude 350 m a.s.l.
- Soil
- White earths (terre bianche), clay and limestone
- Exposure
- South, south-west
- Harvest
- Hand harvest, late August to early September
- Vinification
- Destemmed and crushed, short cryomaceration, then pressing. The clean must is fermented at 16 °C and the wine rests about 5 months on its lees after racking.
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