White
Ciarlatan
By F.lli Facchino, Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy
A barrique-aged, lees-worked Chardonnay from 30-year-old vines at Rocca Grimalda, the estate's more structured white.
Tasting notes
Crystal-clear, sparkling pale yellow. Intense, persistent, very fine nose of flowers, dried yellow flowers, ripe and withered apples, liquorice root, tobacco leaf and wood. Dry, fresh and full-bodied on the palate, warm, with a light tannic hint and a savoury, bitterish finish.
Pairs well with
Its fermentation-derived soft tannins make it a good match for slightly fatty food and white meat; also good with mature cheese.
Technical details
- Style
- White
- Denomination
- Piemonte DOC Chardonnay
- Grape
- Chardonnay 100%
- Production area
- Rocca Grimalda
- Soil
- Clayey-calcareous
- Exposure
- South-south/west
- Harvest
- First ten days of September
- Vineyard planting
- Vines about 30 years old at 260m altitude on a hillside; upward-trained vertical trellis, Guyot-pruned, planted at 0.90m x 2.60m, about 4,270 vines/ha.
- Vinification
- Soft pressing of whole bunches; fermentation in barriques at controlled temperature (23-24°C), followed by élevage sur lie with manual bâtonnage (twice weekly at first, then once); aged about 12 months.
- Serving temperature
- 11-12°C
- Storage
- Can be cellared for 10-12 years.
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