# Bourg (Duilio Dacasto)

> White, Piemonte Chardonnay DOC by [Duilio Dacasto](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/duilio-dacasto.md), Asti, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/duilio-dacasto-bourg).

- **Producer:** Duilio Dacasto
- **Style:** White
- **Denomination:** Piemonte Chardonnay DOC
- **Grape:** Chardonnay 100%
- **Production area:** Agliano Terme (AT)
- **Soil:** Calcareous
- **Exposure:** South-west
- **Harvest:** Late August to early September
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot training; yield 60 q/ha; planting year not published
- **Vinification:** Hand harvest in 20 kg perforated crates, soft pressing of whole bunches with a short cold settling of the must; fermentation in first and second-passage French oak barriques. No malolactic fermentation. Seven to ten months on the lees in barrique with weekly batonnage for the first four to six months, bottled the following spring-summer, six months in bottle. First vintage 2011. About 4,000 bottles (0.75 l, 1.5 l).
- **Serving temperature:** 15°C
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-30



## Summary

A barrique-fermented Chardonnay, first made in 2011 and named as a tribute to Burgundy.

## Tasting notes

Pale straw yellow with golden reflections. Complex, with mineral notes, ripe fruit and toasty hints in good harmony. Savoury, full, persistent, with good structure and freshness.

## Food pairings

White meats and structured fish such as salmon; also worth trying with oysters or fresh to medium-aged goat cheeses.