White
Scapulin
By Giuseppe Cortese, Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy
A 100% Chardonnay aged in steel, French barriques and amphorae.
Tasting notes
The three components make the wine distinguishable in style and balance: steel brings freshness, amphora underlines mineral notes and wood reinforces the body. A wine of great expression and potential for evolution.
Technical details
- Style
- White
- Denomination
- Langhe DOC Bianco
- Grape
- Chardonnay 100%
- Production area
- Barbaresco, 0.8 hectares, 200 to 330 m above sea level
- Soil
- Limestone and clay
- Exposure
- West
- Vineyard planting
- About 25 years old, Guyot, 4,000 vines per hectare, 80 quintals per hectare, about 8,000 bottles, hand harvested
- Vinification
- Matured 9 to 10 months, partly in stainless steel, partly in French barriques (225 l, about 40% new) and partly in 300 l amphorae; at least 6 months in bottle before release.
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