White
Prinsìpi
By Conterno Fantino, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
A Chardonnay and Manzoni Bianco white made and aged entirely in stainless steel. First vintage 2005, about 15,000 bottles.
Technical details
- Style
- White
- Denomination
- Langhe DOC Bianco
- Grape
- Chardonnay, Manzoni Bianco (percentages not published)
- Production area
- Vineyards in the zone of Monforte d'Alba
- Soil
- Silt with varying proportions of sand and calcium carbonate
- Exposure
- West, east
- Harvest
- Hand-picked around the end of August at optimal ripeness
- Vineyard planting
- planted in different periods; 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
- Alcoholic fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks. Ageing: Stainless steel tanks
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