White
Langhe Chardonnay I Patriarchi
By Francone, Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy
The estate's interpretation of Langhe Chardonnay, fermented and aged in oak. Drinking age 2 to 6 years from harvest.
Tasting notes
Power of overripe grapes with complexity from extended contact of the must on the skins.
Pairs well with
Intensely flavoured fish dishes, appetizers including hot ones, first courses including seafood or delicate ones, fresh and blue cheeses.
Technical details
- Style
- White
- Denomination
- Langhe DOC Chardonnay
- Grape
- Chardonnay
- Cru / vineyard
- I Patriarchi
- Production area
- Municipality of Neive
- Soil
- Hilly soil with a good percentage of marl and sand
- Harvest
- Around mid-September
- Vinification
- Manual harvest into crates. Brief maceration on the skins in the press. Fermentation in French oak barrels and barriques (Allier and Vosges). Aged in barriques with batônnages until the summer after harvest.
- Serving temperature
- 10 °C
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