White
Zefiro
By Cantina Sant'Evasio, Nizza, Piemonte, Italy
The Collezione-tier Piemonte Chardonnay, fuller-bodied and less effervescent than the Linea bottling.
Tasting notes
Pale straw yellow colour. Fruity bouquet with notes of white flowers. Sapid, distinctive, long palate with notes of peach, banana and apple.
Pairs well with
Good for aperitivo, brunch, antipasti and fish dishes; best drunk young.
Technical details
- Style
- White
- Denomination
- Piemonte Chardonnay D.O.C.
- Grape
- Chardonnay 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- San Nicolao
- Production area
- San Nicolao hill, Nizza Monferrato
- Soil
- Fossil marl
- Exposure
- South-west
- Harvest
- End of August, depending on grape ripeness
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot training, 215m above sea level, yield 100 quintals of grapes per hectare
- Vinification
- Pressed and the must clarified with enzymes, racked to remove lees, then selected yeasts added to start alcoholic fermentation. Rests 20-25 days on fermentation lees, chilled and racked until clear.
- Serving temperature
- 8-10°C, in young white wine glasses
- Storage
- 3-4 years
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