# Rinato (Giovanni Viberti)

> White, Langhe DOC Chardonnay by [Giovanni Viberti](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/giovanni-viberti.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/giovanni-viberti-rinato).

- **Producer:** Giovanni Viberti
- **Style:** White
- **Denomination:** Langhe DOC Chardonnay
- **Grape:** Chardonnay 100%
- **Production area:** Barolo, Vergne
- **Vinification:** Grapes from the highest part of the vineyard, selected for ripeness and picked in 20 kg crates. After soft air pressing (80% destemmed, 20% whole bunch) and cryo-maceration in steel, the must is racked and given a pied de cuve of indigenous yeasts. 50% ferments in first, second and third-use acacia and oak tonneaux, 50% in two 15 hL vats. The wines stay on their lees without racking and without added sulphites; malolactic fermentation and 10-12 months ageing on the lees with batonnage; bottled unfiltered.
- **Serving temperature:** 12 C
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

A Chardonnay first made in 2018 as a reinterpretation of the family Chardonnay, grown between Costa di Vergne and Cascina Nuova. Ageing potential 12-15 years.

## Tasting notes

Deep straw yellow. Ripe fruit, especially Williams pear, bread crust and acacia honey.