# Alessandro (Gianfranco Bovio)

> White, Langhe DOC Chardonnay by [Gianfranco Bovio](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/gianfranco-bovio.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/gianfranco-bovio-alessandro).

- **Producer:** Gianfranco Bovio
- **Style:** White
- **Denomination:** Langhe DOC Chardonnay
- **Grape:** Chardonnay 100%
- **Vinification:** Whole grapes are destemmed and pressed immediately. The free-run juice is racked to stainless steel for cold static settling for a couple of days, then the clear juice goes to another tank and fermentation starts with selected yeasts. Halfway through, the must is moved into French oak barriques, where fermentation finishes and malolactic fermentation takes place. The wine ages several months in barriques before filtering and bottling in the summer after the harvest.
- **Serving temperature:** 8 to 10 °C
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-02


## Summary

A 100% Chardonnay from the Langhe, fermented and aged in French oak barriques and bottled the summer after harvest.

## Tasting notes

Straw-yellow colour with greenish highlights. Fresh, fruity nose reminiscent of tropical fruit. Crisp on the palate with good acidity.