White
Bastìa
By Conterno Fantino, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
Chardonnay from Monforte d'Alba, fermented and aged in French oak. First vintage 1993, about 12,000 bottles.
Technical details
- Style
- White
- Denomination
- Langhe DOC Chardonnay
- Grape
- Chardonnay 100%
- Production area
- Vineyards in the zone of Monforte d'Alba
- Soil
- Silt with a high proportion of sand
- Exposure
- West, east
- Harvest
- Hand-picked around the beginning of September at optimal ripeness
- Vineyard planting
- planted 1990 to 1998; Guyot training; density 5,500 to 6,000 vines per ha; slope 35%; altitude 300 to 550 m above sea level; yield 8 to 9 t/ha (56 to 63 hl/ha)
- Vinification
- Whole bunch pressing; alcoholic and malolactic fermentation in French oak of various dimensions. Ageing: French oak of varying sizes
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