White
Prasca
By Cascina Sciorio, Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy
A steel-fermented Chardonnay with tropical fruit and floral notes, the fresher sibling of Levi.
Tasting notes
Aromatic and full-flavoured: tropical fruit, peach and rose petal.
Pairs well with
Aperitif, risotto, fish and white meats.
Technical details
- Style
- White
- Denomination
- Piemonte Chardonnay DOC
- Grape
- Chardonnay 100%
- Production area
- Costigliole d'Asti (AT), Monferrato Astigiano
- Soil
- Calcareous clay of marine sedimentary origin
- Exposure
- West
- Harvest
- Mid-September
- Vineyard planting
- Low-yielding Chardonnay, about 279 m above sea level.
- Vinification
- Hand-picked into crates, soft-pressed, fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel with indigenous yeasts, then a few months on the lees; at least 6 months in bottle. 13.5% ABV.
- Serving temperature
- 12-14°C
- Storage
- Drinks well young but gains personality with a few years in bottle.
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