White
I Cedri
By Renato Ratti, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
The cellar's first white, named for the centuries-old cedars of Lebanon in the park of Villa Pattono. First vintage 2002; full-bodied and suited to good ageing.
Tasting notes
Straw yellow with greenish reflections. Intense, delicate aroma of white peach, grapefruit and green tomato leaf. Full, savoury palate.
Pairs well with
Antipasti, first courses, fish and white meats.
Technical details
- Style
- White
- Denomination
- Piemonte DOC Sauvignon
- Grape
- Sauvignon Blanc 100%
- Production area
- A small vineyard of about 7,000 sq m facing the cedars of Villa Pattono
- Harvest
- September, by hand
- Vinification
- Hand-harvested in September, destemmed and gently pressed. Alcoholic fermentation in temperature-controlled steel tanks, where the wine stays over a year with regular batonnage on the fine lees, then further ageing in bottle before release.
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